Indian talent creates history in Russia; performing exceptionally India wins four medals in World Skills Competition

Moscow, August 29: Beating all odds, breaking records by creating a new one, that is how India performs on international fora. Inscribing India’s name in the golden chapter of victory, Indian team created history at the 45th World Skills competition held in Russia. The event took place on August 28, 2019, where India won one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.

Asserted as the country's best performance since it first participated at the event in 2007, India in 2017, had won one silver, one bronze and nine medallions of excellence. Winners were announced at a glittering ceremony.

S Aswatha Narayana, 25, won the gold medal in water technology.

Pranav Nutalapati, 17, won a silver medal in web technologies, WorldSkill organisers said.

Sanjoy Pramanik, 21, from West Bengal and Shweta Ratanpura, 22 from Maharastra both won bronze medals in Jewellery and graphic design technology respectively.

 

Exhibiting India’s true talent, the team participated in 44 skills including mobile robotics, prototype modelling, hairdressing, baking, confectionary & patisserie, welding, bricklaying, car painting, and floristry.

About 35 percent of team members' parents are either employed in the agriculture sector or are working as daily wage earners. Forty-four skill experts and 14 interpreters for various Indian languages have also accompanied the participants in Kazan to support them at the event.

India, with a strong 48-member contingent, is among 63 countries participating in the world's biggest international vocational skill competition, WorldSkills Kazan 2019. Indian team stole hearts with a performance that brought alive the rich diversity and beauty of the vast country. An estimated about 2.5 lakh people had attended the opening ceremony at Kazan Arena where the youth from 63 nations had showcased their cultures.

Contestants from India who are representing the country at the global stage have made it at WorldSkills Kazan 2019 after a gruelling selection procedure where they went through a series of skill competitions conducted at different levels in India.

The Indian team the sixth-largest contingent at the WorldSkills stole hearts with a performance that brought alive the rich diversity and beauty of the vast country. Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister, Russian Federation had thrown open the six-day event on August 22 that saw more than 1,300 competitors from around the globe competing across 56 skills and trades.