Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 1: The Indian Pencak Silat team comprising 36 players both men and women, including eight players from J&K remained among the top 10 at the World level by clinching seven bronze medals in the 19th World Championship Pencak Silat which concluded in Malaysia yesterday.
Agsa Gulzar was among the eight J&K players who secured Bronze in the championship.
The national Pencak Silat contingent comprising 42 members both men and women, coaches and staff from across the country including 8 players and 3 coaches from UT of J&K was flagged-off by Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on July 24 from Raj Bhawan Srinagar.
The players who bagged the medals for the country include Suraj Sharma (Delhi) securing bronze in solo creative male, Disha Reddy (Madhya Pradesh) securing bronze in solo creative female in Artistic category while in Tanding (fighting) category, Rahul Saini (Rajasthan) in Class C, Arti Kumari (Bihar- SSB) in Class-G), Madhu Kumari (Himachal Pradesh- SSB) in Class E, G. Shantilaxmi (Puducherry) in Class H, Aqsa Gulzar (J&K ) in Class Open 2 secured one Bronze medal each.
The championship was inaugurated on 26th July by Governor of the Melika Province Data Mohammad Ali Rustum, while in the closing ceremony Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato’ Sri-Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob was the chief guest who gave away the awards to the winners.
Mohammed Iqbal and Irfan Aziz from Union Territory of J&K accompanied the national team as coaches and Mufti Hamid Yasin was the Team Manager.
Secretary YSS and Secretary Sports Council while congratulating the national team said that everyone was excited about the performance of the National Pencak Silat team. Team has put up a good display and produced a great result in the event and maintained rank among the top 10 at the world arena.
Mohhammad Iqbal, team coach expressed hope that we will do best in the forthcoming Senior Asian Championship as well as World Beach Pencak Silat Championship 2022 which will be held in Cebu- Philippines later this year.
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