Tanya sets National Record: Breaks 68.35m mark; now eyes 70m at Asian Games

NEW DELHI: It took a minute for Tanya Chaudhary to put her feelings into words. She had very good reason to be overawed by the occasion. With a throw of 68.35m, the 22-year-old had just broken the national record in hammer throw at the Indian Athletics Series Final.Uttar Pradesh's Chaudhary had multiple aspects to celebrate at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium. She bettered Anushka Yadav's national record of 67.02m set in June. She had edged Anushka (66.34m) in the competition. The record comes within days of her flight to Japan for the Asian Games, which begin on August 19. Lastly, she had just put Baghpat back on the hammer throw map - something Rakesh Yadav had done with a 70.13m throw back in 2003.The 68.35m throw of the chain and iron was a big improvement on her personal best of 63.91m from last year.