Ashfaq breaks U20 national record in 400m, Amanat finishes 6th in women's discus final
Indian athlete Mohommed Ashfaq set a new U20 national record in the 400m at the World Athletics U20 Championships. Meanwhile, other Indian competitors saw mixed results in discus, high jump, and hurdles events.
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Mohommed Ashfaq broke the U20 national record to qualify for the men's 400m semifinals while Amanat Kamboj finished sixth in women's discus throw finals with a personal best effort on the second day of the World Athletics U20 Championships here.
The 19-year-old Ashfaq clocked 45.81 seconds to finish second behind USA's Jayden DeLeon (45.63s) in the first round heat 5 and fourth overall to make it to the semifinals.
Ashfaq bettered his own previous national record of 46.05 seconds, set earlier this season in April.
Compatriot Piyush Raj, however, failed to proceed after finishing fifth in Heat 6 and 35th overall with a time of 47.78 seconds.
In the women's discus final, the 18-year-old Kamboj's first round throw of 53.24m, her lifetime best, was good enough for a sixth-place finish.
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