Shashi Bhushan of Bihar won Silver Medal in 37th National Games

• 31 Oct 2023

Why In News?

Shashi Bhushan from Arrah district of Bihar won a silver medal in the 1500 meters race in the ongoing 37th National Games in Goa on October 30, 2023.

Key Points:

• Bihar State Sports Authority Director General and Chief Executive Officer Ravindran Sankaran said that Shashi Bhushan won the silver medal with a time of 3 minutes, 41.49 seconds.
• After 20 years, Bihar has won a medal in athletics at the National Games. This is the second silver medal for Bihar at the National Games. Earlier, Bihar had won a silver medal in women's rugby.
• The 37th National Games are being held in Goa from October 25 to November 9. A total of 223 people, including 208 male and female players and coaches from Bihar as well as 15 officials of Bihar Olympic Association, participated in 22 different sports disciplines.
• Players from Bihar state have participated in major sports like Athletics, Archery, Boxing, Fencing, Rugby, Cycling, Judo, Taekwondo, Yoga, Swimming, Penchak Silat, Sepak Takra, Weightlifting, Wushu, Triathlon, Martial Arts, Squash, Wrestling etc.
• The players here have been specially trained by the Bihar State Sports Authority for the National Games. For this, special training camps were organized in different sports, such as rugby and sepak takraw at IIT Bihta, Wushu at Muzaffarpur, and archery at Pataliputra Sports Complex.