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37th National Games: Odisha women claim gold medal

Palak Gulia added the women’s 10m air pistol gold to her 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the Manderem Shooting range while Angad Vir Bajwa paired with Parinaaz Dhillon to win mixed team skeet gold

Our Bureau Calcutta Published 06.11.23, 08:04 AM
Palak Gulia.

Palak Gulia. File picture

Asian Games gold medallist shooter Palak Gulia of Haryana, tennis star Rutuja Bhosale of Maharashtra and skeet shooter Angad Vir Bajwa of Punjab bagged their second gold medal of the 37th National Games.

Gulia added the women’s 10m air pistol gold to her 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the Manderem Shooting range while Bajwa paired with Parinaaz Dhillon to win mixed team skeet gold.

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Odisha got the better of Manipur in the penalty shootout to win the women's football final in Vasco.

Both teams were deadlocked on 1-1 at the end of extra time. Odisha prevailed 4-2 in the tie-breaker to secure the gold.

Haryana women beat West Bengal by a solitary goal to clinch the bronze.

Abhay Singh representing Tamil Nadu, showcased his class by defeating his statemate and second seed Velavan Senthilkumar 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 to clinch the men’s singles squash gold.

In the women's, Goa’s Akanksha Salunkhe won gold beating Tamil Nadu’s Pooja Arthi 11-5, 11-4, 11-3 at the Chicalim multipurpose stadium.

Madhya Pradesh and Odisha shared the gold medals on offer in canoeing and kayaking respectively.

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