Nashik's Govind Rai and Pune sprinter Pranav Gurav bagged a golden double on the first day of the athletics competition in the Maharashtra State Olympic Games 2023 while Kolhapur topped the standings in freestyle, Greco Roman and women's wrestling after two days of competition at the Balewadi stadium on Wednesday.
Rai won the shot put (17.59m) and discus throw (48.78m) gold to record his feat. Pranav Gurav, a final year civil engineering student, first emerged as the fastest athlete of the meet by winning the 100m in 10.56 secs in a 1-2-3-4 finish for Pune in the morning session. He later returned to the 4x100 team to the men's relay gold in 41.59 secs.
Kolhapur also achieved a 1-2-3-4 in the men's 1,500 m as Satyajit Pujari steamed to victory in 4:05.42 followed by his teammates Indrajeet Farakate and Vishwajeet Lavhate.
