Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh each to athletes Mansi Negi and Suraj Panwar, both of who won gold medals in the race walk of 37th National Junior Athletics Championships. Mansi Negi who hails from a village in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand set a new national record by completing the 10,000 metres race walking in 47:30.94 minutes in the championship. Suraj Panwar, a young athlete from the state also won gold in the championship.
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