Indian Junior Athletes Smash Records at National U20 Championships in Prayagraj
Dominant outings from record-breakers signaled a new wave in India’s under-20 athletics.
Overview
- On opening day, Tamil Nadu’s S. Yuvaraj won the 110m hurdles in 13.69 seconds to lower the junior national record.
- Ujjawal Chaudhary extended his own men’s discus national record to 59.51m with a gold-winning fifth-attempt throw.
- Odisha’s Astik Pradhan and Uttar Pradesh’s Shahnavaz Khan rewrote meet records in the 400m (46.58 seconds) and long jump (7.90m) respectively.
- Gujarat’s Murad Sirman clocked 50.75 seconds to claim gold and break the men’s 400m hurdles meet mark on the final day.
- Anushka Yadav powered her hammer throw to 60.46m to reset the women’s meet record and cap the championships.