Indian Railways’ women team on Saturday won the 56th National Cross Country Championship (Men and Women) held at Kohima in the state of Nagaland.
Ms. Varsha Devi, Manju Yadav, Preenu Yadav, and Munni Devi were members of the Railway Sports Promotion Board team in the Championship.
Indian Railways women athletes won Gold in the team event while Men team won the Silver.
In the individual event, the women athletes from Indian Railways captured the top 5 positions and sealed the Gold for Indian Railways in the Team event.
In the Men’s section, the Indian Railways team consisting of Narendra Pratap, Dinesh, Virendra Kumar Pal, and Harshad Mhatre won the Silver Medal.
Indian Railways being one of the largest employers of sportspersons in India, have always given an outstanding contribution to the country’s sports.
The remarkable performance of Railways sportspersons was evident in Tokyo Olympics when Railways players contributed to four out of total seven medals won by India.