Bhopal. 31 August (HS). On the second day of the 63rd National Open Athletics Championship held from 30 August to 02 September 2024 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, the players of MP State Sports Academy won a total of 3 medals including one gold and two silver on Saturday. So far in the competition, the players of the academy have won 4 medals including one gold and three silver.
On the second day of the competition on Saturday, MP State Sports Academy's athletics player Ritesh Ohare gave a brilliant performance in athletics in the 1500 meter men's event and won the gold with a timing of 3 minutes 47.41 seconds. At the same time, the sports academy's player Diksha also gave a good performance and won the silver medal with a timing of 4 minutes 25.91 seconds. Apart from this, the academy's player Anshu Patel won the silver medal by jumping 5.00 m in the pole vault event. In the shot put event of the same competition, sports academy player Samardeep Gill has entered the final match by throwing a long shot put of 18.32 m. While praising the sports performance of the sports academy medal winning players, Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Vishwas Kailash Sarang has congratulated them.