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Time of India
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Rajasthan's Mehak Sharma, Jahnavi Meena, Nikita Bansal win medals at 2nd Wushu Sanda Asian Cup 2025 in China
Jaipur: Rajasthan's Mehak Sharma, Jahnavi Meena and Nikita Bansal won medals at the 2nd Wushu Sanda Asian Cup 2025 which concluded at Jilin, China on Monday. Mehak, who hails from Sinta village of Bundi near Kota, won the silver medal, while Jaipur's Jahnavi and Nikita Bansal of Sri Ganganagar bagged bronze medals each. Vice-president of Wushu Federation of India and Rajasthan Wushu Association president Hiranand Kataria said that Mehak finished runner-up while representing the country in the 75-kg weight category. The daughter of a farmer, Mehak has won gold medals in four national competitions this year including National Games, Khelo India and All India University meet. Besides Rajasthan Wushu Association president Hiranand Kataria, Indian team coach Rajesh Kumar Taylor, Kota District Wushu president Shiv Bhagwan Godara and coach Suraj Gautam congratulated all the three medal winners on their achievement. Before the China competition, all the Indian players took training for 15 days in the Patiala camp in Punjab. After that, they also trained in China in June. The Indian team had 17 players and 10 support staff. Among them were three girls from Rajasthan. Mehak got silver, and Jahnavi Meena of Jaipur and Nikita Bansal of Sri Ganganagar got bronze medals.
Hans India
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Govt pledges full support for sports programmes
Hyderabad: Telangana Sports Authority Chairman Shiva Sena Reddy announced on Sunday that the Telangana government would provide comprehensive support to sports programmes organised by various sports associations across the state. Speaking as the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the 24th Junior National Wushu Championship-2025, held at the Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Mr Reddy extended his congratulations to Telangana Wushu Association President Prem Raj and General Secretary Abdul Omar for the successful organisation of the Wushu National Championship. Following his address, the Chairman, alongside MD Soni Soni Baladevi, presented medals to the victorious athletes. Telangana achieved a notable haul of 25 medals in the championship, comprising one gold, two silver, and 22 bronze medals. The event was attended by several dignitaries, including Wushu Federation of India CEO Sohail Ahmed, Vice Presidents Manish Takkar and P Azad, Technical Director Shambhu Shetty, EC Member Shabbir, Telangana Wushu Association President S R Prem Raj, General Secretary Abdul Omar, and Joint Secretary R Koteshwar, among others.
