The Madhya Pradesh Water Sports Academy players performed brilliantly at the Asian Sailing Championship. Exhibiting an impressive performance, the players from Madhya Pradesh bagged bronze medal.
Asian Sailing Championship is being held in Jakarta at its National Sailing Centre.
The championship began from June 18 to 25. In the 49th FX Class boat of the championship, Academy's Sailing Player Ekta Yadav and Shaila Doubles represented the country and state by winning the bronze medal while representing the Indian team. Of the 29 players in the Indian team, eight were included in Madhya Pradesh Water Sports Academy.
It is to be noted that the players from 15 countries participated in the championship.
State Sports and Youth Welfare Minister, Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated the players for the spectacular performance at the Asian Sailing Championship. She further asked the players to perform similarly in other competitions and bring laurels to the State and to the country.
The Water Sports Academy players Uma Chauhan and Ritika Dangi, the champions of the championship, bagged sixth and fifth place respectively. While Ashish Vishwakarma also earned sixth place in the boys category. Similarly, in the laser 4.7 open category, Govind Bairagi, the player of the academy, fifth and Harshita Tomar got seventh position.
Besides, Director of Sports and Youth Welfare S.l. Thoussen appreciated the performance of the Water Sports Academy players at the championship and encouraged them for better performance. The players are trained by Gl Yadav Chief Instructor and Technical Advisor, Water Sports Academy.