Players Ritika Dangi and Neha Thakur of Madhya Pradesh State Sailing Academy and Aryan Sen and Pragya Singh of Fencing Academy exhibited their talent at Asian Sailing Championship and Fencing Championship respectively.
On Wednesday, players met the Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia. They talked about their achievements in the Asian Championship. Appreciating the excellent performance of Sailing and Fencing players, the Minister congratulated them and said to keep moving forward like this. She said that the facilities of the International level of the Sports Department are provided to all the players.
It is noteworthy that in the Asian Sailing Championship held in Abu Dhabi from February 27 to March 6, M.P. State Sailing Academy players Ritika Dangi and Neha Thakur won gold and bronze medals respectively in the ILCA-4 (Laser 4.7 Class Boat) event.
Similarly, in the Asian Fencing Championship played from 24 February to 3 March 2022 in Uzbekistan, Tashkent, M.P. State Fencing Academy player Pragya Singh won silver and Aryan Sen won bronze.
Meanehile, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is conducting a selection trial for first and second rifle and pistol shooting from March 8 to 30 at the State Shooting Academy.
Before appearing in this trial, players have to qualify in national competitions. The players selected from this trial will represent India in the upcoming international competitions. This trial is being organized for the first time in India under the new rules of International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF).
Trials of 10 meter rifle women are being organized under the first trial from 8:30 am today, this sequence will continue tomorrow as well. From 5.00 pm on March 10, the final trials of 10 meter women, women junior and women youth will be played under the first trial.