Family members of Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh celebrated their son's feat at their residence in Jammu.
Asian
Games 2018 : Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik today
extended warm felicitations to son of the soil Surya Bhanu Pratap
Singh for winning bronze medal in Wushu at the ongoing Asian Games in
Jakarta.
Bhanu
Pratap Singh, a resident of Muthi in Jammu, registered an emphatic
quarterfinal victory over his Philippines rival in the men's 60-kg
category on Tuesday in Indonesia. But he lost the semi-final bout
against Erfan Ahangarian of Iran yesterday after suffering an injury.
"We
are really proud of his performance in the prestigious sporting
event," Governor said in his felicitation message.
Governor
also congratulated Kuldeep Handoo, another son of the soil and coach
of the Indian Wushu contingent at the Asian Games.
Family
members of Surya Bhanu Pratap Singh celebrated their son's feat at
their residence in Jammu.
Bhanu's
parents acknowledged the effort that went into their son's
achievement and said "We're happy and proud. He had struggled a
lot and it's his hard work that has paid off. His coach had also put
in a lot of effort."
Wushu,
a Chinese Kung-fu, is different from other combat sports as it is a
mix of kick-boxing and wrestling.
Meanwhile,
K Vijay Kumar, Advisor to Governor, has also felicitated Bhanu for
the emphatic victory.
Advisor
Kumar said Bhanu Pratap Singh would be adequately rewarded by the
Governor's Administration on his return from Jakarta for his splendid
performance in the Asian Games.
He
said the administration is laying renewed focus on promoting sports
in the state and in this regard a new Sports Policy is being
formulated to institutionalize the sports culture in J&K.
He
said various incentives are being proposed to encourage grooming of
professional sportspersons in the state.
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