INA cadets win laurels

January 05, 2017 12:13 am | Updated 08:44 am IST - KANNUR:

The victorious Indian Naval Academy team with  Officer-in-Charge Lt. Col. Sandeep Kumar (standing).

The victorious Indian Naval Academy team with Officer-in-Charge Lt. Col. Sandeep Kumar (standing).

The Indian Naval Academy (INA) team here led by Lt. Col Sandeep Kumar won medals across various categories in the Junior National Equestrian Championship - 2016 conducted by the Equestrian Federation of India (EFI) at the Army Equestrian Club (AEC) in New Delhi.

A press release issued by the INA at Ezhimala here on Wednesday said that the INA team won medals in its maiden participation in the event that concluded on Wednesday.

INA cadet Arun Kumar won the gold medal in the Junior Hacks category.

He also stood fourth in the Junior Rider Jumping Top category which earned him a rosette. In the Young Riders Hacks category, cadets Kaushal Kumar and Yagvalik Singh shared the silver medal while cadet Jithu Singh clinched the bronze medal in overall performance.

The championship started on December 26. It drew wide participation of accomplished civilian riders from across the country and riders from the defence forces/academies, an INA release here said.

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