The players of Madhya Pradesh Martial Arts Taekwondo Academy performed brilliantly at Federation Cup Taekwondo Senior Championship. The players brought laurels to the State by winning each gold, silver and bronze medal in the Championship.
It is to be noted that the championship was held from December 29 to 31 in Jammu & Kashmir. In this competition, the players of 10 top teams of the country participated. All the participating teams showcased their talent brilliantly in the championship. In the championship, Academy’s player Latika Bhandari defeated Haryana by 30-0 points in the semi-finals under 57 kg category. She then defeated Maharashtra by 23-2 points in the final match and won gold medal. Similarly, the player of the Academy, Aarti Singh, won the bronze medal in the semi-finals under the 46 kg category, defeating Delhi by 23-6 points, Rajat and Devsh Saxena bagged the bronze medal in the 74 kg category.
The medal winners met Director Sports and Youth Welfare SL Thoussen.
Thoussen encouraged Latika Bhandari, Aarti Singh and Devsh Saxena to perform in the similar way in other championships as well. He also congratulated the winning team for brilliantly performing at the Federation Cup Taekwondo Senior Championship. Taekwondo coach Jagjit Singh Mande was also present on this occasion.
Meanwhile, students of Jawahar Bal Bhavan showcased their talent in CBSE/ICSE Madhya Pradesh School Roll Ball skating championship 2019. The players bagged silver medal at the championship. The team included players Divyansh Berole, Shubham, Raghav Tripathi and Divyansh Bharvi. The students are trained by coach Adnan Khan.