National Games 2023: Ankit of Uttarakhand increased the prestige, won gold medal in 10 kilometer race.

Ankit Kumar of Uttarakhand has won the gold medal in the 10 kilometer race in the 37th National Games going on in Goa. He completed this race in 29 minutes 51 seconds. Ankit is originally a resident of Paithani district Pauri Garhwal. Including this, Uttarakhand has so far won three gold medals.

Earlier in the National Games, Suraj Panwar had won a gold medal each in 20 kilometer race walking and Nikhil Bharti had won a gold medal each in Pechak Silat. Nikhil had given the state its first gold medal by defeating the Maharashtra player by 41-29 points. Whereas Suraj Panwar won the gold medal by completing the 20 kilometer race walking in one hour and 27 minutes.