Gymnast Pranati Nayak continued her brilliant form
with another day of outstanding performances at the ongoing 37th edition of the
National Games 2023 in Goa on Sunday.
Pranati Nayak bagged yet another gold in Beams
Apparatus and a silver in Floor Exercise Apparatus to help Odisha finish their
Gymnastics campaign with a total of four gold and four silver medals.
Earlier in the day, Tapan Mohanty logged a silver
medal-winning performance in Parallel Bars while Mohammed Anas bested him to
secure a silver medal in the vault category.
Odisha’s Pencak Silat contingent was the other
standout performance of the day, with the Men’s Regu team achieving a silver
medal.
Furthermore, Yashwant Luhar won bronze while Aswini
Rao and Plizalin Tarai sealed their berths in the semi-finals, as per a press
release from Sports Odisha.
With the day’s results, Pranati Nayak brings her haul
to a total of four gold medals and a silver medal, a testament to Odisha’s
rapidly growing prowess in the sport of Gymnastics.
Tapan Mohanty was also impressive with two silver
medals to his name.
Following the day’s success, Ashok Mishra who leads
the Gymnastics contingent for Odisha, lauded Odisha’s best performance in
Gymnastics.
He said, “This is a great result for us, we are all
very proud of the whole team and support staff for the work they have put in
the buildup and during the National Games. Pranati has been exceptional in the
competition, she missed out on a fifth gold with a very thin margin. The young
Tapan Mohanty and Mohd. Anas was also fabulous.”
Aside from the effort from the athletes, Ashok Mishra
went on to attribute the success of the Gymnastic program to the state’s
infrastructure, “The Government of Odisha has provided us with fantastic
infrastructure for the sport. Our athletes can train and reside at the AMNS
India Gymnastics High-Performance Centre, this is a compact system where they
are exposed to everything they need. This includes nutrition, recovery, sports
science and a strong team of coaches. It has given our athletes a massive
advantage and we are grateful for the facilities.”
Amongst the day’s other promising results, the Odisha
Women’s Football Team kicked off their campaign with a swift 3-0 victory
against Chandigarh. In Billiards, Odisha’s Subrat Das has made his way to the
quarter-final.
ANI
