RAIPUR: Girls from tribal Bastar clinched six medals, including five gold, at the 6th National Mixed Martial Arts Competition held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, from May 17 to 21. The medal holders arrived to a rousing welcome at Jagdalpur, the divisional headquarters of Bastar, on Wednesday.
International player Palak Nag emerged victorious, winning the gold medal in the senior category. Mahi Dongre clinching the gold medal in the Youth C 57kg category, Yejin Shreya Suna won gold in the Youth C 44kg category, Tanupriya Datta bagged the gold in the Youth B 44kg category, Shriya Sharma bagged gold in the semi-contact Bottom Weight category, and Mahi Meshram bagged bronze medal in the Youth A 52kg category.
