players playing in the sun
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Expansion
There was a huge lack of facilities in many games organized under the State Industrial and Agricultural Exhibition. Indoor Taekwondo players were forced to play in the sun, which made them look upset. Matt got hot because of the sun, which scorched his feet. This also affected his performance.
On Monday, the sun was a bit harsher than the normal day. The maximum temperature of the day was 32 degrees. To avoid the hot sun, the players had put cotton clothes on their heads. At the same time, water was sprinkled on the mat to reduce the heat by stopping the game in between. Water wipe was applied several times. The players reported that they were finding it difficult to play on hot mats with the sun. His performance was also taking a hit as he is not used to playing in the hot sun.
A multi-purpose hall was asked for the competition, but not given. Taekwondo is an indoor game. Players practice in this. The players’ feet scorched on the hot mats.-Shalini Singh, Coordinator, Taekwondo Competition
I have not been approached for the multi-purpose hall, else the hall would have been made available. Taekwondo is an indoor game. Everyone is aware of this. Ram Milan, Sports Officer
players won medals
Mahira Sharma, Nemwati Kashyap, Nidhi Gautam, Tanisha Sharma, Sandhya Yadav, Tanisha Jadaun, Melvina Agarwal, Priya Kumari, Prerna Tiwari, Mani, Khushi Chowdhary, Pooja, Neetu, Riya Singh, Monika Dwivedi, Bhavna Gautam, Rakhi Rajput in the women’s section. won the gold medal.
Shlok Yash Verma, Naman Sharma, Devansh Goswami, Hrithik Yadav, Anant Kumar, Paras, Aditya Narayan, Suyash Sharma, Sumit Kumar, Jai Sharma, Mudit Haryana, Mohd Anas won gold medals in men’s category.