Race walker Priyanka Goswami honoured

Lucknow: UP athlete and this year’s Rani Laxmi Bai award winner Priyanka Goswami, who recently shattered national record in 20-km walk in 8th open national and 4th international race walking championship in Ranchi, was on Monday given away the statue of Rani Laxmi Bai, a scroll and a award of Rs 3.11 lakh by principal secretary,

sports

, Kalpana Awasthi.

Director, sports, RP Singh was also present on the occasion. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had felicitated the winners of Laxmi Bai award during UP Diwas celebrations on January 24. Priyanka, however, could not attend the function as she was attending trials for Olympics. Priyanka will participate in Tokyo Olympics and World Athletics Championship in Oregon.


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