Now a second-year Master of Commerce student at Jain University, Keerthana delivered the University’s first gold medal outside the swimming pool, stamping her arrival as one of the most exciting young sprinters on the circuit.
On the final day, Supreeti Kachhap clinched gold in the women’s 5000 meters with a timing of 17:09.59, while Vishal Bahadur secured gold in the men’s triple jump with a leap of 16.12 meters.
Sebasthiyan clocked 1:23.03, five minutes behind the eventual winner Caio Bonfim of Brazil. The time was a minute and 39 seconds off his personal best, as he battled the heat and humidity of Tokyo.
The Indian ace needed to clear 84.50m for automatic qualification and did so with a smooth 84.85m effort on his opening attempt, extending his remarkable record of sealing qualification with a single throw for the fifth major event in a row.
NHPC Limited has announced its sports scholarship scheme for budding sportspersons across 16 disciplines, including football, hockey, boxing, archery, athletics, cricket, swimming, wrestling, badminton, chess and para sports.
Jyothi Yarraji setup a new national record as she timed 12.78 seconds, to win the bronze medal in the 100m hurdles at the FISU World University Games in Chengdu, China on Friday. She improved upon her previous national record of 12.82s,set at the National Open Championships, by 0.04 seconds.
For India who overall finished third, this was their joint-highest tally at the Asian championships alongside Bhubaneswar 2017 where they had won nine gold, six silver and 12 bronze.
Long Jumper Murali bags silver qualifies for Paris Olympics
Commonwealth Games Silver medalist Avinash Sable clocked 8:21.88 to finish fifth in the 3000m steeplechase event at the Stockholm Diamond League.
Last year, Neeraj Chopra created history by becoming the first Indian to win the prestigious Diamond League finals in Eugene, USA.
