Mitali clinches 5,000m gold

 

 

 

TRACK Star Athletic Club’s Mitali Bhoyar, representing Nagpur district clinched a gold medal in the 38th Maharashtra State Junior Group Athletics Championship for U-14, U-16, U-18 and U-20s. The championship is being organised by Pune District Athletics Association under the auspices of Maharashtra State Athletics Association at Shivchhatrapati Krida Nagri, Balewadi, Pune’s synthetic track. Participating in 5000 metres run in Under-20 girls category, 19-year-old Mitali clinched the yellow metal in 17:58.70 seconds.

 

In the same event, Namhya Foundation’s Arti Bhagat clinched the bronze medal (18:37.38s). Mitali is being coached by Ravindra Tong while Arti gets coaching from Gaurav Mirase, informs a release from Dr Sharad Suryawanshi, Secretary, Nagpur District Athletics Association. Ananya Mangar of BKCP Kanhan won silver medal in Under-14 Triathlon with a timing of 1:46.73. In boys category, Soumya Atish Nikode won the bronze medal (1:37.78). NDAA President Gurudeo Nagrale, Nagesh Sahare, Dr Sanjay Chaudhari, Umesh Naidu, Shekhar Suryawanshi, Ramchandra Wani, Akshay Pal, SJ Anthony, Archana Kottewar, Tong, Rajesh Bhute, Chandrabhan Kolte, Brijmohan Singh Rawat, Kamlesh Hinge, Ashutosh Bawane, Praful Bele, Mirase, Nishant Deharia, Shubham Gaurav, Pankaj Karpe and others congratulated the athletes for their effort.