Guwahati: In the first win of Day 4 of the ongoing 3rd Khelo India Youth Games on Monday, Gongutri Bordoloi secured the second gold medal for Assam by coming out on top in the girls’ U-21 100-km cycling event in Guwahati, Assam.
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Incidentally, another cyclist from the state — Chayanika Gogoi — picked the bronze medal in the same event. The silver was won by Odisha’s Swasti Singh.
On Sunday, Puja Basumatary became the first from the state to clinch a gold after winning in the judo U-17,57 kg category.
Girls U-21 100 km
Gold: Gongutri Bordoloi (Assam); Silver: Swasti Singh (Odisha); Bronze: Chayanika Gogoi (Assam)Boys U-21 60 km
Gold: Anil Manglaw (Haryana); Silver: Sachin Sharma (Haryana); Bronze: Gagan Reddy (Karnataka)#KIYG2020 #ResultAlert #Cycling #NoStoppingYou— Khelo India (@kheloindia) January 13, 2020
As on Sunday, Assam stood 18th with six medals: one gold, two bronze, and three bronze among 37 contesting states and UTs at the ongoing Youth Games in Guwahati.
