Madhya Pradesh Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia has said the State’s sportspersons made the State proud by bringing medals in the international and national arenas. listing the State’s sportspersons’ achievements in international arena, Scindia told reporters that the players of the Sports Academy run by the Ministry received 25 medals including 11 gold, six silver and eight bronze while 39 players of the academy took part in various international meets.
Academy’s ace shooter Varsha Varman won the bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Games at Incheon in the Women’s Double Trap Shooting team event while she also participated in Glasgow Commonwealth Games. The Minister informed that total 159 medals received by the sports persons of the academy in the national arena and the karate and taekwondo players proved their mettle by emerging national champions for ninth and sixth time respectively.
Madhya Pradesh’s second women’s hockey team also clinched the title in the National Women’s Sports Championship in Karnataka recently. Besides, the players of academy also sparkled in other national sports. Replying to a query on ‘infighting’ in the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Academy (MPCA), Scindia said, “The Government is encouraging cricket as the MPCA does not come under her Ministry, the Government had set up a Cricket Academy in Gwalior and former test player Madanlal was made its coach. The first step of the Academy is to create Ranji-level players and then, they will go for next stage.”