65-yr-old Chandigarh Athlete Opinder Kaur Sekhon wins gold in 100 m and 200 m at National Masters Championship
Babushahi Bureau
Talwandi Sabo (Bathinda), March 15, 2026: Veteran athlete Opinder Kaur Sekhon, a 65-year-old runner from Chandigarh, delivered an impressive performance by winning the 100-metre and 200-metre races at the National Masters Athletics Championship held at Guru Kashi University in Talwandi Sabo on Sunday.
Sekhon clinched the 100-metre race in 19.53 seconds and secured another victory in the 200-metre race with a timing of 47.76 seconds, adding two more medals to her already remarkable record.
A seasoned masters athlete, Sekhon has won more than 150 medals in various national competitions over the years. Her dedication to athletics continues even today as she regularly trains at the Sector 7 Sports Complex.
Sekhon has a long and distinguished sporting history. She was declared Best Athlete of Panjab University Campus during 1981-82 and 1982-83, and later earned the title of Best Athlete at Punjabi University in 1984.
In recent years as well, she has continued to excel in masters athletics. She won a gold medal at the Masters National Championship held in Kerala in 2022, and secured a silver medal at the Masters competition in Kurukshetra in 2023.