JAMMU & KASHMIR :

Srinagar:

Indian wushu team won 17 medals – three Gold, five Silver and nine Bronze – in the recently concluded Moscow Wushu Championship held at Moscow from February 16 to 22.
Four players from Jammu & Kashmir participated in the championship and secured two silver medals.
Abhishek Jamwal secured the silver medal, while loosing to Armania  in the final stage.
He is equipped with nine medals in the National events of Wushu, also presently serving as a coach in the J&K State Sports Council.
On the basis of his performance, Jamwal has reserved his berth for the forthcoming 2nd peace and friendship Wushu cup which will be held in Iran from 2nd to 4th March 2018.
Another player Hashim Ashraf of Budgam secured a silver medal in the under-17 category, losing to  Russia in the finals.
He had also recently won Silver in the school national games held in Jammu.
Hamid and Umar Bhat other participants could not earn medals for India as both the players lost in quarter-final bouts.
Kuldeep Handoo, National chief coach of India, praised the Indian team for their performance in the championship, along with congratulating Jamwal and Ashraf.
He also congratulated Nisar Ahmed Secretary District Budgam for the achievement.

source: http://www.kashmirmonitor.com / The Kashmir Monitor / Home> Sports / by Monitor Sports Bureau / February 26th, 2018