National Games 2023 November 5 Results: Asian Games medalist Palak Gulia wins second gold in shooting

Published at :November 6, 2023 at 8:45 AM

Modified at :January 14, 2024 at 12:58 AM

Maharashtra maintain the top spot in medals tally.

Asian Games gold medalist shooter Palak Gulia of Haryana, tennis star Rutuja Bhosale of Maharashtra, and skeet shooter Angad Vir Bajwa of Punjab clinched their second gold medals of the 37th National Games 2023 as the competition for the top spot intensified with only four days remaining until the closing ceremony.

Gulia secured the women’s 10m Air Pistol gold in addition to her earlier 10m air pistol mixed team gold at the Manderem Shooting range. Bajwa, on the other hand, partnered with Parinaaz Dhillon to win the mixed team skeet gold, pushing Haryana into third place with a total of 48 gold medals.

Maharashtra maintained its lead in the medal tally with a total of 193 medals, including 67 gold, 61 silver, and 65 bronze. The Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) occupied the second position with 52 gold medals. However, Haryana is expected to win at least 7-8 gold medals in boxing and a few more in shooting, making them strong contenders for the top spot.

In another event, Odisha won the women’s football gold after defeating Manipur in a penalty shootout at Tilak Maidan, Vasco. The match ended 1-1 after regulation time and extra time, leading to a penalty shootout where Odisha prevailed 4-2. Haryana women also clinched the bronze in women’s football by defeating West Bengal with a solitary goal at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco.

In the morning session, Gulia led Haryana’s sweep of 10m Air Pistol medals, with Rhythm Sangwan and Drishti Sangwan securing the silver and bronze, respectively. In the mixed skeet event, Zahra Deesawala and Munek Batula of Telangana claimed the silver, while Mairaj Khan and Areeba Khan of Uttar Pradesh took the bronze.

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Tamil Nadu’s Abhay Singh, an Asian Games gold medalist, showcased his class by defeating his state-mate and second seed Velavan Senthilkumar 11-7, 12-10, 11-6 to clinch the men’s singles squash gold. Goa’s Akanksha Salunkhe added another gold to the state’s tally by defeating Tamil Nadu’s Pooja Arthi 11-5, 11-4, 11-3 in the final at the Chicalim multipurpose stadium.

Additionally, Bhosale secured a mixed doubles title in partnership with Arjun Kadhe, adding to her women’s doubles crown. The Maharashtra duo defeated Tamil Nadu’s N Jeevan and C Sai Samitha 6-3, 6-1 to claim the gold medal.

Sidharth Vishwakarma defeated Sidharth Rawat 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 in an all-Uttar Pradesh final to win the gold in the men’s singles, while top seed Vaidehi Chaudhari secured the gold in the women’s category by defeating Telangana’s Rashmika Srivali 7-5, 7-6.

In Canoeing and Kayaking at the Chapora River, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha shared the gold medals. Manaswani won the Individual Kayak title, and Kaveri Dimar and Shivani Verma paired up to secure gold in Canoe Pair for Madhya Pradesh. Odisha’s pair of Fulmani Xaxa and Oinam Bidya Devi won gold in the Kayak pair.

During the triathlon competition at Miramar beach, last edition’s champion Pragnya Mohan of Gujarat encountered an issue when the pedal of her cycle broke. She was subsequently disqualified despite finishing second due to receiving external help to fix it. This allowed Maharashtra to claim the gold and silver medals, with Mansi Mohite finishing first and Sanjana Joshi taking the silver.

David Beckham of Andaman & Nicobar Islands added another medal to the Union Territory’s tally as he won the Men’s Keirin Cycling event at the Indira Gandhi Indoor stadium in New Delhi. He narrowly defeated his national team mate Rojit Singh, while Mayur Pawar secured the bronze.

Mayuri Lute of Maharashtra won the gold in the women’s Keirin, ahead of fellow internationals Sushikala Agashe of Maharashtra and Triyasha Paul of Delhi.

Important Results:

Shooting

10 M Air Pistol Women

Gold – Palak Gulia (Haryana) – 241.1

Silver – Rhythm Sangwan (Haryana) – 238.7

Bronze – Drishti Sangwan (Haryana) – 219.3

Tennis

Men’s Singles Finals

Sidharth Vishwakarma (Uttar Pradesh) bt Sidharth Rawat (Uttar Pradesh) – (6/4, 1-6, 7/6 (5)

Bronze – Manish Suresh Kumar (Tamil Nadu), Ranjit Murugesan (Tamil Nadu)

Women’s Singles Finals

Vaidehi Chaudhari (Gujarat) bt Rashmika Bhamidipaty (Telangana) – 7/5, 7/6 (2)

Bronze – Vaishnavi Adkar (Maharashtra), Zeel Desai (Gujarat)

Mixed Doubles Finals

Gold – Rutuja Bhosale/Arjun Kadhe (Maharashtra) bt C. Sai Samhitha/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (Tamil Nadu) – 6/3, 6/1

Bronze – Yubrani Banerjee/Nitin Sinha (West Bengal), Sharmada Balu/Prajwal S.D Dev (Karnataka)

Squash

Men’s Singles

Abhay Singh (Tamil Nadu) bt Velavan Senthilkumar (Tamil Nadu) – 11-7, 12-10, 11- 6)

Bronze Medal – Harinder Pal Sandhu (Tamil Nadu), Rahul Baitha (Maharashtra)

Women’s Singles

Akanksha Salunkhe (Goa) bt Pooja Arthi (Tamil Nadu) – 11-5, 11-4, 11-3

Bronze Medal – Urvashi Joshi (Maharashtra), Ratika Seelan (Tamil Nadu)

Cycling

Men’s Omnium

Gold – Niraj Kumar (Haryana) – 136 points

Silver – Vishavjeet Singh (Punjab) – 134 points

Bronze – Dinesh Kumar (SSCB) – 126 points

Men’s Keirin

Gold – David Beckham (Andaman & Nicobar Islands)

Silver – Yanglem Rojit Singh (Manipur)

Bronze – Mayur Shasikhant Pawar (Maharashtra)

Women’s Keirin

Gold – Mayuri Lute (Maharashtra)

Silver – Shushikala Agashe (Maharashtra)

Bronze – Triyasha Paul (Delhi)

Archery

Compound Men Individual

Gold – Ritik Chahal (Delhi)

Silver – Rajat Chauhan (Rajasthan)

Bronze – Parth Korde (Maharashtra)

Compound Women Individual

Gold – Taniparthi Chikitha (Telangana)

Silver – Priya Gurjar (Rajasthan)

Bronze – Avneet Kaur (Punjab)

Compound Mixed Team

Gold – Srishti Singh/Chirag Vidyarthi (Madhya Pradesh)

Silver – Kiran/Mohit Dagar (Haryana)

Bronze – Avneet Singh/Kulwinder Singh (Punjab)

Compound Men’s Team

Gold – Delhi

Silver – Maharashtra

Bronze – Rajasthan

Compound Women’s Team

Gold – Rajasthan

Silver – Punjab

Bronze – Maharashtra

Canoeing and Kayaking

Women’s 500 M Individual Kayak

Gold – Manaswani Swani (Madhya Pradesh) – 2:21.180 s

Silver – Ph. Sonia Devi (Uttarakhand) – 2:21.368 s

Bronze – G. Parvathy (Kerala) – 2:21.404 s

Women’s 500 M Kayak Pair

Gold – Fulmani Xaxa/Oinam Bidya Devi (Odisha) – 2:22.132 s

Silver – Sandhya Kispota/Rajina Kiro (Andaman & Nicobar Islands) – 2:22.920 s

Bronze – G. Parvathy/Treesa Jacob (Kerala) – 2:23.612 s

Women’s 500 M Canoe Pair

Gold – Kaveri Dimar/Shivani Verma (Madhya Pradesh) – 2:22.920 s

Silver – Megha Pradeep/Akshaya Sunil (Kerala) – 2:22.968 s

Bronze – Sachima Kerketta/Rasmita Sahu (Odisha) – 2:28.832 s

Women’s Football

Gold Medal Match

Odisha bt Manipur – 1-1 (4-2)

Bronze Medal Match

Haryana bt West Bengal – 1-0

Triathlon

Women’s Individual

Gold – Mansi Mohite (Maharashtra) – 1:14:06

Silver – Sanjana Joshi (Maharashtra) – 1:17:50

Bronze – Thoudam Sorojini (Manipur) – 1:18:33

Kabbadi

Men

Pool A: Maharashtra bt Tamil Nadu – 44-21, Chandigarh bt Punjab – 43-29

Pool B: Haryana bt Uttar Pradesh – 35-31, SSCB bt Goa – 35-24,

Women

Pool A: Punjab bt Jharkhand – 67-15, Haryana bt Goa – 48-11

Pool B: Himachal Pradesh bt Uttar Pradesh – 52-22, Rajasthan drew Maharashtra – 30-30