The team of Madhya Pradesh Taekwondo Academy will be representing State at 36th National Taekwondo Championship. The championship will be held in Jammu from November 23 to 26. Six teams of Taekwondo Academy are also included in the team of 28 member Madhya Pradesh players. In the championship, the player will perform their talent in various events.
Among the six players who have been selected for the National Taekwondo Championship, latika Bhandari 53kg, Ishaan Sharma 63kg, Shubham Magdhee 68kg, Sunny Yadav 80kg , Pavandeep Rai and G.R. Vijay Sankukumar will be participating. The players were selected for the championship after winning the gold medal in the 31st senior state competition held in Indore and winning the gold medal. The teams of Madhya Pradesh include players from Indore, Sagar, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Vidisha and Gwalior.
Minister ofSports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia expressed her happiness on the selection of players in national championship. She said that players of State are bringing laurels to the State by playing with confidence at both national and international platforms.
She wished them luck and asked them to exhibit their talent and bring medals for the State. Director of Sports and Youth Welfare Department Upendra Jain also congratulated the players and wished them luck for the championship.