Mumbai: Not winning a travel bag frustrated Priyanka Goswami so much that her coach suggested that she should take up race walking. At the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Priyanka’s journey from a casual sports enthusiast to a medal-winning athlete came to fruition. She won the silver in the 10000m.
Winning a travel bag was the start of her journey into race walking. As a sixth standard student, she was interested in sports and when her school suggested students to pick a sport, she dived and landed in gymnastics. It proved too tough for Priyanka who endured the tongue lashing from her gymnastics coaches.
