Asian Athletics: Animesh Kujur shatters national record to win 200m bronze
Animesh Kujur added another medal to India's tally at the Asian Athletics Championship 2025 as he won a bronze in the men's 200m on Saturday, May 31 in Gumi, South Korea. Kujur shattered the national record as he finished third, completing the race in 20.32 seconds behind Japan's Towa Uzawa (1st) and Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Abdu Atafi (2nd).He broke his own national record of 20.40 seconds, set earlier this year during the Federation Cup. Kujur became just the second Indian to win a medal in 200m at the Asian Championships after Dharambir Singh, who achieved the feat in 2015.advertisementKujur added 19th medal to the India's overall tally in the competition as they're placed second behind China with eight gold, seven silver, and four bronze medals to their name.
Meanwhile, in women's 200m Jyoti Yarraji (23.47 seconds) and Nithya Gandhe (23.90 seconds) missed the podium finish finishing fifth and seventh respectively. China's Chen Yujie won gold completing the race in 22.97 seconds while Singapore's Veronica Shanti Pereira (22.98) and China's Li Yuting (23.23) won silver and bronze respectively.
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