The Chhattisgarh’s women football team on Monday struck gold by defeating Jharkhand in tiebreaker in the first Khelo India Tribal Games National Competition in Bhubaneswar.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Umesh Patel have congratulated the team, an official communication said.
The Chhattisgarh-Jharkhand match ended goalless. In the tiebreaker, Chhattisgarh's Kiran Pisda from Raipur and Muskan from Bastar scored a goal each. On Sunday, Kuber Singh of the Residential Archery Academy, Bilaspur, won the silver in the 30 meters category. Tarnika Teta of the Residential Athletic Academy, Bilaspur, won a silver medal in the 100-meter race in women's category.