Basant Meghwal creates history with silver medal at World Athletics U20 C'ships
Indian high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal won a silver medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, clearing a personal best of 2.21m. This achievement marks the first time an Indian high jumper has medaled at this specific global event.
Why it matters
The performance highlights the growing competitiveness of Indian athletes in international track and field events.
Indian high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal created history by winning the silver medal in the men's high jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Saturday. The 19-year-old from Anupgarh in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district produced a lifetime-best effort of 2.21m to secure India's second medal of the championships and become the country's first high jumper to win a medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships.Meghwal clears 2.21m for historic medalMeghwal was involved in a closely fought battle for the podium, with all three medalists managing to clear 2.21m but failing to go beyond 2.24m. With none of the athletes able to clear 2.24m in three attempts, the medals were decided through a countback based on their attempts at the previous height.Algeria's Younes Ayachi took the gold after clearing 2.21m on his first attempt.
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