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Assam's Nayanmoni Saikia, a part of the Indian Women's team that won a gold medal in Lawn bowling, in the going 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Saikia's Lawn Bowls team won the historic gold medal in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday.
Notably, it is the second occasion when an athlete from Assam won a medal in the Commonwealth Games.
The Indian Women's team, led by Lovely Choubey and including Pinki, Nayanmoni Saikia, and Rupa Rani Tirkey, won the gold medal in Lawn Bowl at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Tuesday, writing history in the process.
Earlier in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, held in Delhi, archer Jayanta Talukdar brought laurel for Assam by winning a bronze medal.
Nayanmoni, a very popular face in the State lawn bowls, played a crucial role in her team's victory in the final where India defeated South Africa 17-10 in the lawn bowls Women's Fours final.
It was the third occasion when Nayanmoni turned up for India in the Commonwealth Games. She was part of the Indian squad in Glasgow and Gold Coast also.
She is currently employed in Assam Forest Department as a Constable.
Hailing from Tengabari, a remote village at Sarupathar in Golaghat district, Nayanmoni started her career as a weightlifter but a leg injury forced her to quit the game.
The 33- year-old athlete later joined lawn bowls and displayed some stunning performances in different national and international events.
The athlete achieved two gold medals in the Asian Lawn Bowls Championship and also collected gold in the 2011 and 2015 National Games.