Rohit clinches gold with an impressive show
Indian athletes achieved significant success at the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet held at Kalinga Stadium. Rohit Yadav secured gold in the men's javelin with a personal best of 87.68m, while Abinaya Rajarajan set a new National under-20 record in the women's 100m.
Why it matters
These performances highlight the rising competitiveness of Indian track and field athletes as they prepare for the upcoming Asian Games.
Rohit Yadav spectacularly pushed his personal best to 87.68m to take the men’s javelin gold while 19-year-old sprinter Abinaya Rajarajan gave a dazzling performance to clock 11.34s and win the women’s 100m with a National under-20 record in the $75,000 World Athletics Continental Tour Silver meet at the Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.
Vithya Ramraj sparkled to record her season’s best 51.96 to clinch the women’s 400m gold.
In the preparatory phase for next month’s Asian Games, long jumpers M. Sreeshankar (8.07m) and Ancy Sojan (6.71m) were among the nine Indians who won gold.
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