Raipur, March 30 -- Arunachal Pradesh's middle-distance runner Nedi Ngi clinched the women's 5000m gold while Maharashtra completed an impressive 1-2 in the men's category before unseasonal rains forced the organisers to cancel the evening session on the opening day of athletics competitions on day 6 of the in the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 on Monday.
Ngi held herself back till the last lap before sprinting in the final 200m to seal the gold medal with a time of 18:24.66s while Maharashtra's Govind Padekar (15:11.35s) and Suraj Mashi (15:11.64s) paced themselves perfectly to clinch the gold and silver medals respectively in the men's 5000m category.
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