Fasalul and his love for overcoming hurdles
Fasalul Haque, an 18-year-old athlete from Kerala, won gold in the 110m hurdles at the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships. Despite the win, he expressed slight disappointment as he failed to break his own national under-20 record due to poor weather conditions and a mid-race stumble.
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Fasalul and his love for overcoming hurdles center Fasalul Haque. Siva Sankar A https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/n934ah/article71624319.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/DSC_6794.JPG Siva Sankar A Sportstar Fasalul Haque from Keralam lowers his own U20 meet record to 13.69s at 41st Junior National Champioships held a JLN Stadium Chennai Chennai A false start, a steady drizzle coupled with a mild breeze and cool conditions. And if that wasn’t enough, Keralam’s C.K. Fasalul Haque fell behind midway through the race before recovering to claim gold in the under-20 men’s 110m hurdles at the 41st National junior athletics championships at the Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. The clock read 13.70 seconds, but it wasn’t quite the timing he had hoped for. Fasalul knows what it takes to set a record, having clocked 13.61s in Pune in June to establish a new national under-20 mark.
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