Chhattisgarh shines at National Muaythai Championship, wins 35 medals including 5 gold

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh achieved remarkable success at the 6th UMAI National Muaythai Championship held in Rohtak, Haryana, securing a total of 35 medals. The team won 5 gold, 16 silver, and 14 bronze medals in the competition, which took place from 9 to 14 June.The gold medal winners from Chhattisgarh included Aarvi from Bastar, Bhargavi Uikey and Praveen Krishna Jaiswal from Raipur, Yuvraj from Bastar, and Tikeshwari from Dantewada.The championship was organised by the Haryana Sports Muaythai Association (HSMA) under the aegis of the United Muaythai Association India (UMAI). Around 1,150 athletes and officials from 29 states took part in the event.On the final day of the competition, Raipur’s Bhargavi defeated an opponent from Rajasthan to secure the second gold for Chhattisgarh.

Praveen won the third gold after beating an athlete from Assam in the final.Yuvraj, from Jagdalpur in Bastar, earned Chhattisgarh’s fourth gold medal by knocking out his opponent from Bihar. With this win, he became a six-time national champion. He also won a bronze medal in the Wai Kru event, achieving double success.The fifth and final gold medal for Chhattisgarh was won by Tikeshwari Sahu, who works as a coach with the Dantewada sports department.

She won in the Wai Kru event, defeating an athlete from Meghalaya. Notably, Tikeshwari had recently won a bronze medal for India at the World Muaythai Championship held in Turkey from 23 May to 1 June.Sixteen players from Chhattisgarh narrowly missed gold in their final matches, earning silver medals and significantly boosting the state’s medal tally. Additionally, 14 players reached the semi-finals but did not progress to the finals, contributing bronze medals, bringing the total to 35 medals.