Manisha Keer wins shooting bronze in Asian Online C’ship at Kuwait
   Date :03-Feb-2021

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 Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia and Director of Sports and Youth Welfare Pawan Jain along with shooter Manisha Keer at Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy.
 
 
Staff Reporter :
 
The talented player of Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy, Manisha Keer participated in online shooting championship and won bronze medal for country in First Asian Online Shooting Championship, Kuwait 2021. She won bronze medal by earning 136 points in women trap event. Manisha Keer met Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia during her tour of shooting academy and apprised her about the achievement. Yashodhara Raje Scindia praised Manisha Keer and said that girls are also giving their best performance in international sports and making country proud by winning medals.
 
Daughter of a fisherman, Manisha Keer has taken admission into Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy in 2013 and took training of shot gun sports from chief coach Mansher Singh. She is a talented played of Trap Event. In international competitions, she has won two gold medals, five silver medals and four bronze medals respectively. Overall she won eleven medals in international events so far. In national shooting competitions, she has won 21 gold medals, six silver medals, six bronze medals respectively. Director of Sports and Youths Welfare Pawan Jain informed that international level facilities are being provided to players at Madhya Pradesh State Shooting Academy situated in Gora Gaon in the outskirts of Bhopal.
 
By the initiatives of Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia, world class shooting academy has been started and players are getting opportunities to showcase their talent in national and international events. During her visit to Madhya Pradesh Shooting Academy, Sports Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia took stock of various things on Tuesday. She also instructed to complete the under construction works with quality and in time bound manner.