SRINAGAR, MARCH 03:
Wushu Sisters, Ansa Chishti and Ayeera Chishti Great brought laurels to India, especially Jammu & Kashmir by clinching Gold medals in Russian Moscow stars Wushu International Championship going on in Moscow from 28 February until 5th March 2024.
Both players performed exceptionally in their respective weight categories of 52 and 56. They beat their Russian opponents in the finals and made their fans proud as well as the entire sports fraternity of J&K.
This is the 3rd International medal for Ayeera as she won Gold in Georgia and Bronze in World championship at Indonesia earlier. Now it’s 3rd consecutive medal in international Wushu Championship for her and last year she was also shortlisted for State Award. Ayeera is the 1st Wushu Female Athlete who was shortlisted for this prestigious award.
Similarly, Ansa won 2nd Medal in international Wushu Championship, earlier she won Silver in Georgia International Wushu Championship. With today’s medal, she has won her 1st Gold medal in international championship.
Notably, both players are National Champions in their weight category as they won many medals in National championships.