Badminton player Aakarshi Kashyap won the gold in the women's singles, the second for Chhattisgarh in the 36th National Games at Surat in Gujarat on Thursday.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Umesh Patel have congratulated her.
In the title clash, Aakarshi defeated first seed Malvika Bansod (Maharashtra) in a 44-minute fight at the Deendayal Upadhyay Stadium.
She won the first set easily 21-8. In the second set, Akarshi faced stiff competition and won 22-20.
Earlier, in the semi-final, Aakarshi defeated Tanya Hemant of Karnataka 21-13, 21-15, said Deputy Chef de Mission Rupendra Chouhan.
Chhattisgarh so far has won seven medals including two gold, three silver and two bronze. Amitesh Mishra won the gold in skating. Amitesh also won a silver while the fencing team won two silver and two bronze medals.