India’s Priyanka Goswami wins Silver medal after finishing second with a personal best of 43:38.83 in the women’s 10,000m race walk final at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
The 26-year-old had reached the finish line behind Australian Jemima Montag who finished her race in 42:34.30 minutes creating a Commonwealth Games record. The Indian race walker also went on to create a Personal Best record in the process to win the silver medal.
Third medal in athletics for India at Commonwealth Games 2022.
Australia’s Jemima Montag won Gold and Kenya’s Emily Ngii clinched Bronze.
PM Modi congratulated Priyanka Goswami for winning Silver in women’s 10,000m Race Walk final at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
In a tweet PM Modi said,”Congratulations to our national race walking champion Priyanka Goswami for winning the coveted Silver medal. By this medal, she has inspired many youngsters in India to take up this sport. May she keep scaling new heights of success in the times to come.”
Congratulations to our national race walking champion Priyanka Goswami for winning the coveted Silver medal. By this medal, she has inspired many youngsters in India to take up this sport. May she keep scaling new heights of success in the times to come. #Cheer4India pic.twitter.com/GKHPjgUEMo
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 6, 2022
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