Vrinda Yadav won Haryanas first gold medal in cycling
- June 06, 2022
- Updated: 01:38 am
DW BUREAU / Chandigarh
Sports are reaching their peak with the start of the second round of Khelo India Youth Games-2021 being held in Panchkula, Haryana. On the one hand, where players are attracting the spectators in every game by showcasing their talent in the well-equipped Tau Devi Lal Sports Stadium, on the other hand, indigenous sports are also being played.
The audience applauded when ten-year-old Rushikesh of Maharashtra was competing against Mupina Vic of Andhra Pradesh in Gatka. After the end of the game, Rushikesh was applauded by the audience. In boys' Gatka, Punjab team won by 54-29 points over Delhi and Andhra Pradesh by 57-53 points over Maharashtra. In Thang-Ta, Aryan of Haryana won silver medal in 56 kg weight category and Ankit won bronze medal in 60 kg weight category. Mamta also won a bronze medal in the 52 kg weight category from the girls' team.
In the ongoing cycling competitions of Khelo India Youth Games-2021 at Delhi's Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vrinda Yadav won Haryana's first gold medal today. Neerat Kumar won bronze medal in 1 kilometer cycling and Mamta won bronze medal in 500 meters in mountaineering cycle. In Yogasan, Dipanshu of Haryana won silver medal and in Artistic Boys doubles Sagar Ranga and Jitu won silver medal. Similarly, in Girls' Kabaddi, Rajasthan beat Punjab by 31-23 points. Tamil Nadu beat Kerala by 25-23, 25-22, 25-15 and 25-21 points in the girls' volleyball competition. Similarly, in boys' volleyball, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat also played for two consecutive hours and Gujarat defeated Chhattisgarh by 25-18, 25-22, 25-21.
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