Swapna Barman, proud daughter of Bengal, wins double gold for Madhya Pradesh
Gandhinagar, Oct 4 (Ians) She is as practical as they get. And that is the reason Swapna Barman says that while her two-gold effort in the National Games Athletics competition at the Iit Gandhinagar campus gives her happiness, she is not satisfied with her own performance in her favourite event, the Heptathlon.
She claimed the High Jump gold with a Games record clearance of 1.83m and added gold in the gruelling seven-event contest spread over two days.
“After winning a surprise gold in the High Jump, which I had not trained for, I did not complete my recovery as well as I wanted to. That affected my Heptathlon performance,” the 25-year-old said.
Swapna Barman topped three events – 100m Hurdles and High Jump on the first day and Javelin Throw yesterday – and was second best in Shot Put and Long Jump to insure against her weak efforts in the 200m at the...
She claimed the High Jump gold with a Games record clearance of 1.83m and added gold in the gruelling seven-event contest spread over two days.
“After winning a surprise gold in the High Jump, which I had not trained for, I did not complete my recovery as well as I wanted to. That affected my Heptathlon performance,” the 25-year-old said.
Swapna Barman topped three events – 100m Hurdles and High Jump on the first day and Javelin Throw yesterday – and was second best in Shot Put and Long Jump to insure against her weak efforts in the 200m at the...
- 10/4/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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