The players of Madhya Pradesh State Water Sports Sailing Academy made the state proud by winning 4 gold and 1 silver medal in the SAIL India National Ranking Championship held at Girgaum Chowpatty from December 9 to 15.
After 12 races in the 470 Mix Class Overall Event of the championship, Uma Chauhan, the talented sailor of the academy, won the gold medal by securing the first position in 7 races and second in 5 races.
After 12 races of laser radial event of the championship, Academy player Ritika Dangi secured first and Neha Thakur got second position and earned gold and silver medals respectively.
Academy star player Harshita Tomar won the gold medal by securing the first position in the 49er FX event played under the championship. Academy player Ekta Yadav won gold medal by securing first position in Nachra-17 event. 11 players of the academy participated in the competition, which included 10 female players and one male player.