Team A&N Wins 3 Gold, 4 Silver and 1 Bronze
Port Blair, Nov. 14: The participants from A & N Islands has brought laurels with their outstanding performance in the recently concluded 37th National Games-2023 hosted by Goa. The Island team won eight medals which includes three Gold, four Silver and one Bronze in the events they participated.
In cycling, David Beckham secured two Golds and a Silver in individual events. He secured Gold in the 1000 Mtr. Individual Time Trial clocking 01:02:197 at a speed of 57.88 Km/h and Gold in Men Keirin event. In individual sprint, David Beckham secured a Silver. The trio of Gaurav Mondal-Paul Collingwood-David Beckham secured Silver medal in the Men’s Team Sprint. In 500 Mtr Individual Time Trial, Celestina secured Silver Medal clocking 36.698 at a speed of 49.05 Km/h. Women’s team comprising of Deborah-Nikita-Celestina grabbed Bronze Medal in the Women’s team sprint. Altogether, the Cycling team of A &N Islands secured 2 Golds, 3 Silvers and 1 Bronze medal.
In Kayaking & Canoeing, K2 500 Mtr. Team event, Rajina Kiro and Sandhya Kispotta secured Silver medal for the Islands.
Putting an astounding performance, the trio of Praveen Prakash, U Bharathi and Saniya Subash won Gold in the artistic mixed event in Sqay Martial Art.
With their excellent performance, athletes from A & N Islands have gained appreciation from the sports lovers.