CHANDIGARH: Akshdeep Singh & Manju Rani of Punjab received the primary place in each the Males and Ladies classes of the 20 km stroll of the continued eleventh Nationwide Open Stroll Racing Competitors at Chandigarh and introduced glory to the identify of the state.

Three of the primary 5 positions within the Males’s class had been bagged by athletes from Punjab and two of the primary 4 positions within the Ladies’s class had been bagged by athletes from Punjab.

Punjab Sports activities Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer congratulated each the profitable Athletes and stated that they’ve introduced laurels to the identify of the state with their efficiency. He stated that Akshdeep Singh of Kahneke village of Barnala district, is the Nationwide document holder and has additionally certified for the Paris Olympic Video games. Equally, Manju Rani of village Khaira Khurd in Mansa district received a Bronze medal within the Hangzhou Asian Video games moreover setting a nationwide document.

He stated that the State Authorities led by Chief Minister S. Bhagwant Singh Mann is making steady efforts to make Punjab shine once more on the sports activities map. Not too long ago, the Chief Minister honoured Manju Rani with a prize cash of Rs. 50 lakh whereas Akshdeep Singh was honoured with a prize cash of Rs. 5 lakh for qualifying for the Olympics.

Within the ongoing championship at Sukhna Lake immediately, Akshdeep Singh received the Gold medal with a time of 1.19.38 within the Males’s 20 km stroll. Punjab’s Arshpreet Singh got here fourth and Sahil got here fifth. Within the ladies’s class, Manju Rani clocked 1.33.00 to received the Gold Medal medal, whereas one other athlete from Punjab, Ramandeep Kaur, completed fourth.