Personal Information
Full Name | Priyanka Goswami |
Date of Birth | March 10, 1996 |
Nationality | Indian |
Role | Women's 20km race walking |
Priyanka Goswami: A Brief Biography
Sports | Athletics |
Event | 20km Race Walking |
State | Uttar Pradesh |
Major Achievements | |
2021 Indian Race Walking Championships | Champion |
Priyanka Goswami is an Indian woman racewalker born on 10th March 1996. She hails from the Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh. Priyanka specializes in 20 km racewalking.
Priyanka Goswami- Early Life , Family & Backgrounds
Priyanka Goswami was practicing gymnastics when she was in sixth grade. She did gymnastics for fun though little did she know about the sport. While in 9th grade, she switched to athletics because of prize bags available to successful competitors. She competed in the district-level competition as soon as she switched to athletics.
Priyanka Goswami Achievements
After years of hard work, Priyanka Goswami became a national champion in the 20 km race walking at the Open India Championship.
In February 2021, Priyanka Goswami qualified for the Tokyo Olympics 2020 after winning the 20 km race walking with a national record timing of 1:28.45 seconds at the 8th National and International Race Walking Championships 2021.