SINGTAM, JANUARY 7:
Taran Pradhan from Bardang has won a bronze medal in 56 kg at boxing event at recently
held National Rural Sports Competition Group V at Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The competition held from December 27 – 30 was
organised by Mission Directorate – Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan, Ministry of Youth
Affairs & Sports, Government of India.
Taran Pradhan has
thanked Pritam Shilal, his boxing coach for his triumph. He further thanked the
state government for providing the platform and opportunity to showcase his skills.
Pradhan
was among 10 boxers from Sikkim who was selected to represent the state after
his successful stint at Rajiv Gandhi Khel Abhiyan selections held at different
parts of Sikkim. Sikkim boxers went on to win three bronze medals in the
competition. Other bronze medalists from Sikkim were Kalpana Subba from
Mangshila and Mausam Rai from Namchi. There were six boys and four girls in the
boxing events from Sikkim.
Pritam Shilal said, he
is happy with the success of Taran Pradhan and is sure that his student will
improve his medal tally in the coming tournaments. Shilal, boxing coach of Singtam
Boxing Club in his early twenties had been two times bronze medalists at
National Sub Junior Championship but his fatal knee ligament injury during
India Camp in 2009 ended his promising career. Since then for the last two and
half year, he had been training the young boys and girls into boxing.
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