Akashdeep Singh and Manju Rani of Punjab became champions of National Open walking competition.

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Chandigarh: Akashdeep Singh and Manju Rani of Punjab brought glory to the state by securing first position in both men’s and women’s categories respectively in the 20 kilometer walk competition of the 11th National Open Walking Championship going on in Chandigarh today. In the men’s category, three out of the first five positions were achieved by athletes from Punjab and in the women’s category, two out of the first four positions were achieved by athletes from Punjab.

Punjab Sports Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer congratulated both the winning athletes and said that they have brought glory to the state with their performance. He said that Akashdeep Singh of village Kahaneke in Barnala district is the national record holder and has qualified for the Paris Olympic Games. Similarly, Manju Rani of village Khaira Khurd in Mansa district, apart from making a national record, won a bronze medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games. He said that Chief Minister S. The state government led by Bhagwant Singh Mann is making continuous efforts to bring Punjab back on the sports map. Recently, the Chief Minister had honored Manju Rani with a prize money of Rs 50 lakh, while Akashdeep Singh was honored with a prize money of Rs 5 lakh for qualifying for the Olympics.

Today, in the ongoing championship at Sukhna Lake, Akashdeep Singh won the gold medal in men’s 20 kilometer walk with a timing of 1.19.38. Arshpreet Singh of Punjab came fourth and Sahil came fifth. In the women’s category, Manju Rani won the gold medal with a timing of 1.33.00, while athlete Ramandeep Kaur from Punjab finished fourth.

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