India's Akshdeep Singh clinches gold in Asian 20km Race Walking Championships

India's Akshdeep Singh clinches gold in Asian 20km Race Walking Championships

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Category : Sports Published on: March 23 2023

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  • India's Akshdeep Singh clinched the gold medal while Priyanka Goswami bagged bronze in the men's and women's categories respectively at the Asian 20km Race Walking Championships 2023 held in Nomi, Japan.
  • National record holder Akshdeep Singh won the men's 20km race walk event with a time of 1:20:57.
  • Choe Byeongkwang of South Korea finished second with a time of 1:21:20, while Wen Yongjie of China took bronze with a time of 1:22:44.
  • Meanwhile, Commonwealth Games 2022 silver medalist Priyanka Goswami finished third in the women's event in 1:32:27. Lan Gao of China won gold with a time of 1:29:25. Ayane Yanai of Japan finished second in 1:0:58, ahead of the Indian athlete. 
  • With these medals, India's overall tally at the championships increased to nine (two golds, two silvers, and five bronzes). 
  • The Asian 20km Race Walking Championship 2023 featured nine Indian athletes, five men and four women.
  • The 15th edition of the race, an annual race-walking competition for athletes representing countries in Asia, was held after a gap of three years following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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