5 golds: State strikes & sweeps 35 medals at National Muaythai C'ship
Raipur: Chhattisgarh achieved remarkable success at the 6th UMAI National Muaythai Championship in Rohtak, Haryana, securing a total of 35 medals. The contingent won 5 gold, 16 silver, and 14 bronze medals in the competition held from June 9 to 14.
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The gold medal winners for Chhattisgarh included Aarvi from Bastar, Bhargavi Uikey and Praveen Krishna Jaiswal from Raipur, Yuvraj from Bastar, and Tikeshwari from Dantewada.
The championship, organised by the Haryana Sports Muaythai Association (HSMA) under the aegis of the United Muaythai Association India (UMAI), took place in Rohtak. Approximately 1,150 athletes and officials from 29 states participated in the event.
On the final day of the competition, Raipur's Bhargavi defeated a Rajasthan opponent to clinch the second gold for Chhattisgarh. Praveen secured the third gold by beating an Assam opponent in the final.
Yuvraj from Jagdalpur, Bastar, won Chhattisgarh's fourth gold medal, becoming a six-time national champion after knocking out his Bihar opponent in the final. He also achieved double success by winning a bronze medal in the Wai Kru event.
The fifth and final gold medal for Chhattisgarh was won by Tikeshwari Sahu, who is serving as a coach in the Dantewada sports department, in the Wai Kru event, where she triumphed over a Meghalaya athlete. Notably, Tikeshwari recently won a bronze medal for India at the World Muaythai Championship held in Turkey from May 23 to June 1.
Sixteen Chhattisgarh players narrowly missed gold in their final bouts, securing silver medals and significantly increasing the state's medal tally. Additionally, 14 Chhattisgarh players reached the semi-finals but could not advance to the finals, contributing bronze medals to reach the total count of 35.
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