Chandigarh, Feb. 23 -- The Chandigarh Athletics Association successfully hosted the 13th Indian Open Race Walking competition 2026 on February 21-22, with top race walkers from across the country competing in multiple categories.

In the men's 21km event, Punjab's Sahil clinched gold with an impressive timing of 1:25:47. Tamil Nadu's Servin (1:25:49) secured silver, while Haryana's Hardeep (1:26:02) claimed bronze in a closely fought contest.

In the women's 21km race, Haryana's Ravina emerged victorious, finishing in 1:39:14, narrowly ahead of Uttar Pradesh's Munita Prajapati (1:39:25). Uttarakhand's Mansi Negi (1:42:57) secured third place.

In the men's 5km race, Uttarakhand dominated, with Tushar Panwar winning in 19:58.35, followed b...