Players of the Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy have glorified the name of their State by winning 12 medals in the 60th National Shooting Tournament, Pune.
The players of the state academy have bagged 5 gold medals, 4 silver and 3 bronze medals during the national event.
Mohammed Faisal Khan has bagged the gold medal in the 50 metre individual prone (differently-abled) competition while Syed Arib Parwez has won the gold medal in the 50 metre riffle position junior event.
The team of Navdeep, Aareb and Goldy has won the gold medal in the 50 metre riffle three position senior event while the team of Aareb, Harshit and Amit has bagged the gold medal in the junior category of the same event.
The duo of Syed Araib Parwez and Harshit Binjawa has won a gold medal in the 50 metre riffle three position (junior men) civilian team event.
Academy’s Harshit Binjawa has bagged a silver medal in the 50 metre riffle three position (individual junior men) while Navdeep Singh Rathore bagged a bronze medal in the senior category of the same event.
Similarly, the team of Shristi, Prasiddhi and Zenab has won a bronze medal in the 50 metre riffle prone position (junior women) team event. Zenab has also bagged a silver medal in the ten metre riffle (junior women) team event.
Minister of state for sports and youth welfare, Yashodhara Raje Scindia congratulated the players for winning several medals in the national event. She further encouraged the players for better performance in the sports.
Sports and youth welfare’s director, Upendra Jain also appreciated the achievements of the players of the State academy.