MP bags 40 medals to win Jr Canoe Nat’l Championship

Bhopal: Host Madhya Pradesh performed strongly at the 31st Junior, Sub Junior Canoe Sprint National Championships and won the overall championship with 256 points.

MP won 10 gold and 9 silver medals in junior men and sub junior boys. At the same time, 19 gold and 2 bronze medals were won in junior women and sub junior girls category. MP won a total 40 medals, including 29 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze in the three-day competition. Uttarakhand in the boys’ category and Kerala in the girls’ category were runners-up.

The championship was organised under the joint aegis of the Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association and Madhya Pradesh Kayaking Canoeing Association. The 200 m and 5000 m races were held on the last day of the competition.

In 5000 m, Balveer Jat of MP won the gold medal in the junior men's K-1 event of the race. Binita Chanu of MP won the gold medal in the junior women's K-1 event. Kaveri Deemar of MP won the gold medal in the junior women's C-1 event.

Devendra Sen of MP won silver medal in Junior Men's C-1 event. Aastha Dangi of MP won the gold medal in the Sub Junior Girls K-1 event in the 200 m race. MP junior's Shivani Verma won gold medal in Sub Junior Girls' C-1 Event.

Lalita, Niharika, Binita and Sheetal's team won bronze in the Sub Junior Girls K-4 event. Rohan Keer-Yashu Vishwakarma of MP won the gold medal in the Sub Junior Boys K-2 event. Nitin Verma of MP won silver medal in sub junior boys class K-1.

Deepak, Nitin, Raju and Yashu pair of MP won the gold medal in the Sub Junior Boys K-4 event.