Amritsar, June 20 ( Dharmender Rataul)- Khalsa College for Women (KCW) student and international level athlete Navjit Kaur Dhillon has done institution proud by winning silver medal in Discus Throw and Bronze Medal in Shotput in Junior Asian Athletics Meet, held at Taipei in Taiwan. She returned home today to the rousing welcome at College by Principal, staff and students. A Champion throughout, Navjit is now eyeing next Olympics to be held in Brazil in 2016. She said she has qualified for Junior World Athletics Meet to be held in USA later this year and was confident of her performance that will qualify her for her goal of Olympics. Navjit, a student of BA First Year had already set a new national record in Shotput, covering the distance of 15.89 mts during the Junior Federation Cup that concluded at Chennai recently. KCW Principal Dr. Sukhbir Kaur Mahal congratulated her for performance and said it was due to her dint of hard work and guidance of her father Jaspal Singh Dhillon who himself is a coach that she was attaining the high echelons in sports. Navjeet meanwhile thanked College staff including Dr.Mahal, sports in charge Sukhdeep Kaur and her coaches and family members for the achievement. She said her she would immediately start practice for the upcoming international sports event to be held in US.
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