Jagdalpur: The 6th National Mixed Martial Arts Competition was held in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh from 17th to 21st May 2023. The daughters of Bastar District and Bastar Martial Arts Academy received 5 gold and one bronze medal. In which international player Palak Nag again got gold medal in senior welter weight category.
Similarly, Mahi Dongre won the Youth C 57 kg gold medal, Yejin Shreya Suna won the Youth C 44 kg gold medal, Tanupriya Dutta won the Youth B 44 kg gold medal. Gold Medal, Shriya Sharma Gold Medal in Bottom Weight in Semicontact and Mahi Meshram in Youth A 52 Kg received bronze medal. On their arrival the residents accorded a grand welcome. All these players practice at Bastar Martial Arts Academy. This is the second year in which the daughters of Bastar have shown their mettle in the mixed martial arts competition and had created history. The players who have won gold medals will represent India in the upcoming international competition.