Two Kerala Judokas scripted history by winning the state’s first-ever gold medals in Judo at the National Games.
Aswathy PR and Arjun AR bagged gold medals in men’s 90kg and women’s 78kg categories respectively in Gujarat on Sunday. This is the first time Kerala has bagged two gold medals in Judo.
In the previous edition of the Games which was held in Kerala in 2015, only four bronze medals were won in Judo.
Aswathy, who had secured a bronze medal in 2015, clinched gold this time with victory over Taruna of Uttar Pradesh in the final of the 78kg category.
Meanwhile, Arjun defeated Vikram of Haryana in the men’s 90kg final. Earlier, Kerala’s Abhijith Amal Raj struck gold in artistic skating in his maiden participation in the National Games.