Jakkampudi ZPHS students win wrestling medals

Vijayawada: Students of ZP High School of Jakkampudi JNNURM Colony near Vijayawada bagged several medals in the recently concluded School Games Federation of India (SGFI) Wrestling inter-district championship at Jakkampudi. 

In under-17 section 65 kg category T Hemalatha secured gold medal and she has been selected for Nationals.

According to school Physical Education Teacher (PET) T Srilatha, SGFI Wrestling nationals would be held at Sonypattu in Haryana from December 5 to 9. ZP High School student Hemalatha will represent Andhra Pradesh under-17 girl team, she said. 

She exhibited her all-round talent and selected for nationals, she said.

K Pavani got silver medal and J Suneetha, V Bhulakshmi and J Navaneetha bagged bronze medals. In under-14 section B Navya, B Hepsiba won silver medals and P Durga Prasanna and SK Ameenabi secured bronze medals, she added.

The school teachers praised the medal winners at school on Monday. School teachers presented cash award to national wrestler Hemaltha.