Ferozepur players win gold, silver medals in Pacific Masters Athletics held at Goa
HARISH MONGA
Ferozepur February 2, 2023: The players of Ferozepur has brought laurels in Pacific Masters Athletics held at Goa, by wining gold, silver medals.
In the Pacific Masters Athletics 2023 Games held in Goa, the players from India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal had participated.
These sports included track events (all races) and ground events (shot put, javelin throw, discus throw, hammer throw), jump (long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault). In these games, players from Punjab, especially Ferozepur district, performed brilliantly.
Giving this information Punjab Team Manager, Jatinder Singh Aulakh told that Master Ishwar Sharma of village Bajidpur of Ferozepur district, won two gold medals for Punjab by throwing discus throw 37.03 meters and javelin throw 43.93 meters, while Pragat Singh Gill of village Sodhe Wala (40+ age group) threw 53 meters in hammer throw and won Gold and Silver Medal in Shotput and Discus Throw. Similarly, Master Jasvinder Singh Sandhu of district Faridkot age group 45+ won gold medal in hammer throw and silver medal in javelin throw, Master Charanjit Singh won bronze medal in 5000 meter walk and Avinash Sharman Bajidpur won bronze medal in shot put. These achievements are the pride of Punjab and the Ferozepur district, as well.
MLA Ferozepur Urban Ranbir Singh Bhullar and MLA Ferozepur Rural Advocate Rajneesh Dahiya congratulated the sportspersons for this achievement and said that these sportspersons of Punjab have brought laurels to Punjab as well as the district by their excellent performance and we are proud of these players.