Arunachal Girl shines at 31st East Zone Junior Athletics Championship-2019, bags Gold
Itanagar: At a time when athletes from Assam are setting their benchmark at the international sports events, here’s a story of a girl hailing from a very remote village in Arunachal Pradesh won the first gold for her state at the 31st edition of East Zone Junior Athletics Championship in Jharkhand.
The 18-year old Joti Mane from Monigong in Arunachal's Shi-Yomi district achieved the feat in the 5,000 m U-20 girls’ event of the popular national championships, which is currently underway in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Apart from this, Joti Mane also won a bronze medal in 1,500 m race.
Currently, Joti Mane is pursuing her graduation in Arts (1st semester) from the Dera Natung Government College in Itanagar.
As media reports, this was her third attempt to win a medal in the national stage.
Arunachal based athlete Mane has been training for the past four weeks at Sangey Ladhen Sports Academy under the guidance of MK Pegu.
Notably, another teenager Bamo Tanang also won bronze in the U-20 boys’ 10,000 m race of the East Zone Junior Athletics Championship.
Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu, Union DoNER Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and state’s sports and youth affairs minister Mama Natung have congratulated Joti and Bamo for their incredible achievement.