Cycling ace Swasti Singh achieved exceptional sporting success for Odisha by winning one gold medal with New Games Record (NGR) on the eighth day of the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand today. She secured the gold in women elite 3000m individual pursuit (track event), clocking 04.03.255 at the Shivalik Velodrome in Rudrapur.
This was the second medal for Swasti in the ongoing National Games, following the bronze medal she won in 60km mass start (road event) earlier on January 31. Women cyclists restored the medal-winning trend for Odisha, securing one bronze as well today.
Rejiya Devi Khoirom bagged bronze also in the women elite 3000m individual pursuit (track event) with a time of 04.10.876. With the addition of two medals today, the total number of medals for Odisha went up to 17, which included five gold, three silver and nine bronze.