The players of Madhya Pradesh State Water Sports Academy exhibited a brilliant performance and marked their selection in National camp of Olympic Qualification and Asian Championship.
Six kayaking-canoeing players from the Water Sports Academy qualified in a selection trial organized by the Indian Kayaking-Canoeing Federation on Monday. These include three boys and three girl players.
The selected players will undergo training in the India camp to be held for the preparation of Olympic qualification and Asian Championship. 83 players from across the country participated in the selection trials. It is to be noted that the final qualification round of the Olympic Qualification and Asian Championship will be played from March 14 to 17, 2021 in Pattaya, Thailand. Players selected for India Camp include Kayaking players Balbir Jat, C. Devavrata Singh and Sushma Verma and canoeing players Kaveri Dhimer, Namita Chandel and Devendra Sen.
In the selection trials, the players qualified for the India camp with a brilliant display of talent.
The academy's chief instructor Captain Pijush Baroi said that Kaveri Dheemar, the academy's canoeing player, finished first in the selection trials, overtaking players from across the country.
While congratulating the players who qualified in the selection trials, Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia said that our players are flaunting the state of Madhya Pradesh by doing their best. He congratulated all the players selected for the India camp by encouraging them to perform an excellent talent. Director Sports and Youth Welfare Pawan Jain appreciated the performance of selected players of the academy for the national camp.
He also said that in the selection trials, the talented player of the academy Kaveri Dhimar proved not only the best player by displaying her brilliant talent but also bagged the highest position in the country and increased the value of the state.
It is a matter of pride for Madhya Pradesh that such talented players are selected for the national camp.