PANAJI
Manaswi Das and Yashica Chevli won Goa's first medal at the Khelo India Youth Games, a silver in Rythmic Girls Yogasna pair event.
The Goan pair scored 126 points to finish second in their event on Day 2 of the 4th edition of the Games underway at Panchkula in Haryana. The Yogasna competition has been introduced in this edition in the indigenous sports category. Maharashtra won the gold medal with 131 points and Karnataka won the bronze with 118 points.
Meanwhile in football, Goa were held to a 1-1 draw by Punjab at the Punjab University Football Ground. The teams meant business right from the word go but it was Punjab who managed to draw the first blood in the 20th minute, scoring through their striker Amit Chavan.
Goa put their act together and immediately found the equaliser through Valpoi lad Vithoba Dharne after seven minutes of going 1-0 down (27th minute). After that chances were missed by both sides as the match finished 1-1.
Goa will play Mizoram in their second match of Group A on June 7.
