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Navjeet Dhillon wins gold medal at Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet

Published on 28 Jun 2022

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  • Indian women’s discus thrower Navjeet Dhillon won the gold medal at the Qosanov Memorial 2022 athletics meet in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
  • Navjeet Dhillon, who is looking to seal her place in the Indian team for Commonwealth Games, won the women’s discus throw with a 56.24m effort. 
  • Local athlete Karina Vasilyeva with 44.61m and Uzbekistan’s Yulianna Shchukina with 40.48m followed Navjeet Dhillon on the podium.
  • India won 14 medals on the day, including seven golds.
Source: SarkariPariksha