Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Aug 6: Indian race walker Priyanka Goswami created history on Saturday when she won a silver medal in the 10,000-meter race walk event at the Commonwealth Games.
She became the first Indian woman to win this medal. Goswami clocked a personal best time of 43:38.83s to finished second behind Jemima Montag (42:34.30) of Australia.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Priyanka on her accomplishment.
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
Kenya’s Emily Wamusyi Ngii (43:50.86) won bronze.
Bhawna Jat, the second Indian to compete, was eighth and last with a time of 47:14.13, a personal best.
At the 20-kilometer race walk event during the 2010 CWG in Delhi, Harminder Singh became the first Indian to win a medal. He took home the bronze.
