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It’s pouring medals for Jharkhand in the National Games
It’s pouring medals for Jharkhand in the National Games
Jamshedpur: just as questions were being asked about the heavy presence of outsiders in the Jharkhand team for the National Games, Jharkhand made a coup of sorts by winning 10 golds in a single day — seven in boxing and three in weightlifting taking its medals tally to 83.
The state’s women boxers Aruna Mishra, Lakshmi Padia, Nitu Kumari, N. Swapnapriya and Sushma Kumari made five golds while Taruna Mishra and M. Mandakini Chann got themselves silvers. Jharkhand men were not far behind with Michael Lakra and Parveen Kumar...