The players of State Water Sports Academy gave a brilliant performance At National Canoe Marathon Championship. Showcasing the best of their talent, the players bagged 11 medals including 6 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze medals.
The championship was played at State capital. After the grand win, the players met Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare Yashodhara Raje Scindia at TT Nagar Stadium here on Monday.
While meeting the players, Scindia said that Madhya Pradesh feels proud when our players come after winning medals. She asked the players to set their goals and achieve success by working harder and participate in other platforms.
Sports Minister, while addressing the medal winners of the National Canoe Marathon Championship congratulated all the players and sports coaches who earned medals after performing brilliantly in the championship.
Director Sports and Youth Welfare Pawan Jain, along with other officers and Chief Instructor of Kayaking-Canoeing Academy Pijush Baroi were present on the occasion.
In the three-day National Canoe Marathon Championship held at the small lake of the capital, players of the Water Sports Kayaking Canoeing Academy made Madhya Pradesh proud by winning a total of 11 medals including 6 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze.
Academy players Kaveri Dheemar, Akshit Baroi, Shivani Verma and Sonu Verma took 15 kms. Earned one gold medal each in marathon. While 21 km Balvir Jat and Devendra Sen also won one gold medal each in the marathon. In the competition, Aastha Dangi, Sushma Verma and Himanshu Tandon earned one silver each and Shubham Yadav and Amit Verma one each.