Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 13 -
In the 38th National Games being held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, Haryana's players performed brilliantly by winning 7 medals in the gymnastics competition, including 2 silver and 5 bronze medals. Haryana's Sports Minister Gaurav Gautam felicitated the winning players and said they are getting a lot of benefits from Haryana's excellent sports policy.
Our players are bringing laurels to the country and the state by winning medals in Olympics, World Championships, Asian, Commonwealth and National Games. Haryana has become the hub of sports. Other states of the country are also following Haryana's sports policy, he said.
The medal winning players of Haryana's team are Yogeshwar Singh, Sagar, Jatinder, Saransh Dev and Sahil Yadav, who won the bronze medal in Artistic Gymnastics (Team Event). Similarly, the team of Life Adlakha, Dhruv Chaudhary, Janhvi, Varsha won the bronze medal in Rhythmic Gymnastics. In the individual competition, Yogeshwar Singh won the silver medal with the title of All-Around Second Best Gymnast. He won silver in floor exercise and bronze in side horse. Similarly, Life Adlakha won bronze medal in hoop event.