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36th National Games: Gujarat’s Pragnya Mohan wins Women’s Triathlon gold in style

Sreenath Lakshmikanth of Tamil Nadu wins third place in cycling Men 119km Massed Start

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3 years ago
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36th National Games: Gujarat’s Pragnya Mohan wins Women’s Triathlon gold in style

Sri Balamurugan Devasthanam Trust fetes Pondicherry Olympic Association Chief Executive Officer Muthukesavalu K, vice president Jayraj and Puducherry Beach Volleyball Women Team Pragadeeswari after the team had bagged gold in the 36th National Games in Ahmedabad on Sunday. NE PHOTO

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Gujarat’s champion triathlete Pragnya Mohan was so confident of winning the National Games Women’s Individual gold medal on Sunday that she set herself a tougher target: win with a five-minute margin.

Not too surprisingly, she did not have any company for nearly two-thirds of the race in and outside the IIT Gandhinagar campus on her way to the gold. Even a howling wind during the Cycling leg or oppressive humidity during her run could not shake her off her mission.

Almost looking possessed, Pragnya Mohan crossed the finish line triumphantly, much to the delight of a big crowd that came to cheer her.

Gujarat triathlete @pragnyamohan hails Gujarat government for hosting #NationalGames2022 at short notice. Pragnya Mohan won triathlon gold on home turf at the national games in Gujarat.@Media_SAI@sagofficialpage@narayansingh09@gaurav20oct pic.twitter.com/JTXkE8pdLg

— DD News (@DDNewslive) October 9, 2022

“My training has been so good that I could set a personal goal for myself in the event: dominate the field and win by at least five minutes. That pushed me through the race and I didn’t slacken even once,” she said after winning her maiden individual gold in the National Games.

Having finished 10th the last time in Kerala, Pragnya had a point to prove. Her gold medal effort in 1 hour 7 minutes and 32 seconds incidentally has swelled Gujarat’s gold haul to an impressive 12.

“This has to be one of my best performances,” she conceded, falling back on data like her heart-rate and power index to justify her smile of satisfaction.

She started well in the Swimming leg but was third to the transition area for Cycling behind the Maharashtra duo of Mansi Mohite and Sanjana Joshi. With only a few seconds separating her from the riders who left the IIT campus on the recently resurfaced road past Palaj to the nearby State Highway, it wasn’t too difficult for her to jump into the lead.

“I enjoyed the ride. There was some wind that affected my speed but since I train on power, Cycling was a straightforward leg,” she said. “When I got back to the IIT campus, I ran alone and used the water from the two aid stations to cool my body down on a very humid morning. Those who saw me out there will know that I was panting.”

“Of course, there is scope for improvement overall.  I was prepared for the number of turns in the Swim leg since it was being held in a pool. I had asked the officials to ring the bell at the start of the last 50m lap to give the competitors an indication that they had to run to the transition area after the 750m swim.

“There is great joy in winning on home turf and in front of a home crowd. I got this opportunity thank to the decision of the Government to have the National Games here,” Pragyna Mohan said. “I was particularly encouraged to know that some youngsters had come especially to cheer me. I hope they are inspired enough to take up some sport soon.”

As for the pressure of expectations, though she is self-admittedly not very good at dealing with anxiety, she heard the chatter all right but focused on converting her training to performance in competition today. “I knew in advance that there would be pressure, but I have learnt over the past few years to shift my attention to what needs to be done in competition,” she said. It paid her off, leaving the others to battle for minor medals.

Here are the medallists from the Women's and Men's #Triathlon at the #36thNationalGames#NationalGames2022 #triathletes #NationalGames #UnityThroughSports #JudegaIndiaJitegaIndia #NationalGamesGujarat #NationalGamesGujarat2022 #GameWithAim #રમતોએકકરેછે #GoForGold pic.twitter.com/lsO5OhaaFE

— National Games (@Nat_Games_Goa) October 9, 2022

Meanwhile, claiming both Canoeing & Kayaking gold medals this morning after Adarsh Muralidharan Sinimol and Vishwanath Yadav picked up a 1-2 in Men’s Individual Triathlon for them, Services surged further at the top with 48 gold, 32 silver and 28 bronze for a 108-medal haul so far. Haryana, with 30 gold medals, retained a two-gold advantage over Maharashtra.

The results (finals)

Canoeing & Kayaking

Men

C1 1000m Sprint: 1. Salam Sunil Singh (Services); 2. Niraj Verma (Madhya Pradesh);  3. Phairembam Amit Kumar Singh (Telangana).

K1 1000m Sprint: 1. Varinder Singh (Services); 2. Tomthilnganba Ngashepam (Odisha); 3. Nitin Verma (Madhya Pradesh).

Cycling

Men 119km Massed Start: 1. Harshveer Singh Sekhon (Punjab); 2. Arvind Panwar (Uttar Pradesh); 3. Sreenath Lakshmikanth (Tamil Nadu).

Women 30km Individual Time Trial: 1. Kavita Siyag (Rajasthan); 2. Meenakshi (Haryana); 3. Pranita Soman (Maharashtra).

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