Indian wushu team wins four medals in World C'ship

New Delhi: The Indian Wushu team reaped rich dividends at the 11th World Wushu Championship, winning four medals, including two silvers and two bronze at Ankara, Turkey from October 7 to 15.

Y Samathoi Devi (48Kg) and Pooja Kadian (60kg) won the silver, while Vishakha Malik (70Kg) and Sanjeev (90Kg) bagged the bronze.

The SAI had conducted three coaching camps in preparation of this International event. The first and the last camp were held at Udhav Das Mehta (Bhaiji) Central Regional Centre in Bhopal, besides a conditioning camp at Gulmarg (J&K).

SAI Director General, Desh Deepak Verma met the members of the team and encouraged them to enhance their skills by undertaking the training camps and learning from such international exposures.