Nagpur :- Indira Gandhi National Open University Nagpur Regional Centre felicitated its student Shashruti Vinayak Nakade for winning Silver Medal in “the Asian Para Triathlon Championship” held at Samarkand in Uzbekistan and she is the 1st Indian female to achieve this medal. Air Marshal Prashant Khandekar, AVSM (retired) is the Chief Guest for the function.
Dr. P. Sivaswaroop, Senior Regional Director welcomed the guests. In his welcome address he said that many normal people feel worried that they are lacking something and state excuses that if they have something else they would have achieved great success. He emphasized that this girl, Shashruti with her disability has brought Silver medal by competing internationally. Air Marshal Prashant Khandekar, AVSM (retired) congratulated the student and advised the youth that they should follow their heart and be strong in achieving their goal. He felicitated Shashruti with Shawl, Shreefal, Bouquet and Momento.
Shashruti expressed her gratitude to IGNOU for felicitating her. She said that Para Triathlon Championship includes 750 mtr Swimming, immediately 20 km cycling and immediately continued with 5 km running. She was guided by her coach Prashant Karmakar, Arjuna Awardee and she thanked her parents for the unstinted support and encouragement. Her father Vinayak Nakade and her mother also shared the details of the success journey.
The program is conducted by Miss. Shubhangi Naxine and Vote of thanks was proposed by Chandrashekhar Rajgure.
