India, Feb. 23 -- Punjab athlete Sahil upset his more fancied rivals to clinch the gold in the men's half-marathon on the final day of the Indian Open Race Walk Competition on Sunday. In a thrilling finish at the picturesque Sukha Lake course, the 24-year-old Sahil had enough in the tank to hold off the challenge of experienced Servin Sebastian of Tamil Nadu over the 21km distance and emerge winner with a time of 1 hour 25 minutes 48 seconds.

Sebastian settled for silver with a time of 1:25:50.00, while the bronze went to Haryana's Hardeep, who clocked 1:26:03.00. Paris Olympian Paramjeet Singh Bisht, representing Uttarakhand, finished fourth (1:26:07.00). Olympian and national record holder over 20km race walk, Akshdeep Singh of Punjab,...