37th National Games: Haryana won Gold in Athletics, Shooting and Wrestling

• 06 Nov 2023

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Haryana won gold and silver medals on the first day of shooting in the 37^th National Games being held in Goa on November 3, 2023, while athletes and players in wrestling also won many medals for the state.

Key Points:

• On the first day of shooting, Sagar Bhargava won the gold medal for the state, while Sarabjot Singh, who got the Olympic quota, won the silver medal.
• Haryana's Gatka team created history by winning two bronze medals for the first time in the National Games. Gatka team player Jaswinder Singh won the bronze medal, while Sunidhi Chauhan had already won the bronze medal.
• The Haryana Sepak Takra women's team won the silver medal in the state's bag. Haryana's hockey team defeated Odisha 7-2 to register their third consecutive win. At the same time, all three teams of Haryana Archery have reached the finals.
• In the wrestling competition of the National Games, Nitesh won gold in the 97 kg weight category, Vikas won the gold medal in the 77 kg weight category and Arju won the gold medal in the 68 kg weight category, while Sumit Malik won the silver medal in the 125 kg (about 275.58 lb) weight category.
• Apart from these, Rohit Boora won bronze medals in 97 kg weight category, Rakesh in 86 kg weight category, Deepak Punia in 76 kg weight category, Swati Berwal in 68 kg weight category, Sweety in 50 kg weight category won bronze medals for the state.
• In javelin throw, Shilpa Rani won gold medal and Priyanka Singh won silver medal, Manpreet won silver medal in shot put, Vikram Panchal won silver medal in 400 meters (about 1312.34 ft) race, Ajay won silver medal in hammer throw and Tanu won silver medal in hemtholon. Hardeep won a bronze medal in the 20 km (about 12.43 mi) race walk and Pooja won a bronze medal in the 800 m (about 2624.67 ft) race.