Madhya Pradesh Won Two Gold Medals in Canoe Slalom Competition | 07 Feb 2023

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  • On February 6, 2023, Madhya Pradesh has won two gold medals in the Canoe Slalom competition released at Sahasradhara in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh at the Khelo India Youth Games 2022.

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  • For the first time in the Khelo India Youth Games, Pradyuman Singh Rathore won the boys' K2 event in the canoe or water slalom event. The Emerald International School student clocked 76.850 seconds to complete the 300m course to win the gold medal, while second-placed Princegen Kurbah of Meghalaya clocked 98.310 seconds. Anak Chauhan of Gujarat got the third position. Anak completed the race in 104.030 seconds.
  • Similarly, Manasi Batham of Madhya Pradesh won the girls' canoe Slalom C2 event. Mansi clocked 128.596 seconds to complete the race on the 250-meter course and won the gold medal. Preeti Pal (Haryana) finished second with 491.172 seconds and Dhriti Maria (Karnataka) was third with 559.120 seconds.