Twenty-four-year-old Pooja Kushwah, 27-year-old Rajni Jha and 23-year-old Prachi Yadav were part of the Madhya Pradesh women’s team, which won the gold medal in 500 M race on Wednesday and the three para-athletes are the only players with disability taking part in the championship.
The Rugby Sevens Championship will also be followed by selection trials for the Indian women’s rugby team for the upcoming Asian Games to be played in Indonesia.
Amjyot Singh, who was training with David Wagner for OKC Blue team, was released for FIBA World Cup qualifiers and Commonwealth Games and the youngster came to India for the camp.