Meerut :

Acknowledging their contribution to sports, vice-chancellor of Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Dr NK Taneja, felicitated three women wrestlers of Rustam-e-Jama Dara Singh wrestling stadium of the varsity for bagging three gold medals at the 12th South Asian Games-2016 held at Guwahati in Assam.

The winners received a rousing reception upon their arrival in the city on Wednesday.

Stadium coach Jabar Singh told TOI, “Our three-member girls’ team participated in the South Asian Games, which kicked off on February 5 and will continue till February 16. Our players, Priyanka Singh, Archana Tomar and Rajni, participated in the categories of 48 kg, 55 kg and 69 kg, respectively. All our players bagged gold medals in their group.”

Stating that it was a moment of great pride, he added, “These gold medals will not only boost the morale of girls but also motivate other girl wrestlers to excel in the sport.”

While felicitating the gold medallists, V-C Taneja said, “The girl players have done us proud. They exhibited extraordinary talent. I also want to congratulate their coach Jabar Singh, who toils hard to train them. All of them have brought laurels to the varsity.”

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Meerut / by Pankul Sharma / TNN / February 11th, 2016