Suraj Panwar Qualifies for Paris Olympics 2024 in Men's 20km Race Walk Event After Finishing Second at National Open Race Walking Competition
Suraj Panwar of Uttarakhand also breached the Paris Games qualifying mark of 1:20:10 by clocking 1:19:43. Already qualified for the Olympics, Akshdeep Singh of Punjab won the National Open Race Walking competition on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.
Punjab athlete Akshdeep Singh shattered his national record while retaining the men's 20km title at the National Open Race-Walking competition. At the same time, Suraj Panwar came second in the competition with 1:19:43 time. With this, Suraj Panwar of Uttarakhand also breached the Paris Games qualifying mark of 1:20:10 by clocking 1:19:43. Panwar is the fourth Indian in the Men's 20km race walk event to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Avinash Sable Qualifies for Paris Olympics 2024 With Sixth-Place Finish in Men’s 3000m Steeplechase Event at Silesia Diamond League 2023.
Suraj Panwar Qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics
Suraj Panwar has qualified for Paris Olympics in Men's 20km Racewalk event.
Suraj clocked 1:19:43 (Qualifying mark: 1:20:10) to finish 2nd at Indian Open Race Walking Competition in Chandigarh. pic.twitter.com/h0y3npMMdC
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