Lucknow: Ten years ago, this UP girl’s resolve for victory on tracks was for winning a bag that was at stake. On Saturday, it culminated into a national record and a ticket to Tokyo for this year’s rescheduled Olympic Games and the 2022 World Athletics Championship in Oregon. Priyanka Goswami, 25, shattered the national record in the 20-km walk at the 8th open national and 4th international race walking championship in Ranchi on Saturday with a timing of 1:28:45. She broke Bhawna Jat’s record of 1:29.54 set at the same event last year. This, however, was not a fluke. After joining the Railways in March 2018 through sports quota, Priyanka won two silver medals at national level in 2017-2018. She also bagged gold in the all-India railway competition (2018) and has participated in World Walk Championship in Italy (Rome) and in Asian Walk Championship Japan. “I had made up my mind last year when I missed the event by a narrow margin of 36 seconds. It was then that I decided to make it to the international meet this year. Luckily, I got two qualifications (World Cup and Olympic),” Priyanka told TOI from Ranchi. “I am not able to believe this is true as I am emotionally overwhelmed. Now, I want to win gold for my country,” added Priyanka, who is currently being trained by two-time Olympian Gurmeet Singh. Sandeep Kumar (Haryana) and Rahul Kumar also qualified for the World Athletics Championships in the men’s category.
Saturday, February 13, 2021
UP girl breaks record, walks into Tokyo Olympics | Economic Times
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