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News18
a day ago
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- News18
Sachin Yadav Clinches Javelin Silver At Asian Athletics Championships
Last Updated: Sachin Yadav has won silver in men's javelin at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, joining elite athletes like Neeraj Chopra. Star India javelin thrower Sachin Yadav on Sunday, May 31, entered an elite list comprising the likes of Neeraj Chopra and Davinder Singh Kang to win a medal in the event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea. Sachin won silver in the prestigious tournament. Paris Olympics gold medallist, Arshad Nadeem, dominated the contest from his third throw onwards, bagging gold with a huge throw of 86.4m. Sachin had stayed outside of medal contention but propelled himself into second with two brilliant throws of 83.03m and 85.16m in the last two attempts of the event. Sachin Yadav of India won Silver medal in the mens javelin throw final of the 26th Asian Athletics Championship 2025 Gumi. Yadav last throw measured 85.16m — Rahul PAWAR ( राहुल पवार ) (@rahuldpawar) May 31, 2025 Apart from Sachin, India's Yashvir Singh finished fifth with his personal best throw of 82.57m. Despite achieving personal bests, both Sachin and Yashvir remain outside of the World Championship qualification mark, which requires a minimum throw of 85.5m for the athlete to qualify for the event. Hailing from a farmer's family at Khekra village near Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, Sachin had a previous personal best of 84.39m. Arshad had qualified for the final of the tournament by topping the heats with a throw of 86.34m. In the final, Arshad's first two throws were underwhelming, but he breached the 85m mark with his third throw of the day. From there on, Arshad remained in the lead and bettered his distance in his last attempt in the javelin throw final. Arshad's biggest rival, Neeraj, decided to skip the tournament to focus on his Diamond League events. Neeraj breached the 90m mark at the Doha Diamond League, ending a long wait for the coveted mark. India at the Asian Athletics Championships Earlier, Animesh Kujur opened India's account on the final day of competitions with a bronze medal in the men's 200m final. He produced a standout performance, setting a new national record of 20.32 seconds. Animesh bettered his previous mark of 20.4s, set earlier this year at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition. Asian Games medallist Vithya sailed over the 400m hurdles to finish on the podium. The 26-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete clocked 56.46s to finish on the podium. First Published:
The Hindu
2 days ago
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- The Hindu
SRM-A.P.'s student part of women's team that won gold in 4×400 metres relay at international tourney
Kunja Rajitha, a first-year B. Com. student at Paari School of Business, SRM University-A.P., Amaravati, is part of the Women's 4×400 metres relay team that made history by clinching a gold on Day 3 of the 26th Asian Athletics Championship being held in South Korea on April 30, Thursday. The other three in her team included Jisna Mathew, Rupal Chaudhary and Subha Venkatesan. The quartet clocked the season-best time of 3:34.18s, edging past Vietnam and Sri Lanka in the finals, according to a report from the university. India won gold in the Women's 4x400m relay at the Asian Athletics Championships after 12 years. The university's Sports Director, Anup Singh Suryavanshi, congratulated Rajitha on her achievement and said it is a testament to her hard work and resilience. Her performance on such an international platform inspires all student-athletes nationwide, he added. SRM University Pro Vice-Chancellor Satish Kumar and Vice-Chancellor Manoj K Arora praised Rajitha and said her journey reminds one that students can rise to any challenge with the right support and determination. Her success adds to the growing legacy of the university as a hub for talent, they said. Rajitha hails from an inaccessible tribal village near Kunavaram in the Alluri Sitarama Raju district of Andhra Pradesh. Despite all odds, she continued her education while pursuing her dreams and became a national-level athlete, the release said. Rajitha bagged gold in the 400-metre sprint event at the Khelo India Youth Games-2022, held in Haryana. She also secured second place in a similar event in the 2019 edition of Khelo India held in Assam. In 2018, Rajitha joined Tenvic Sports Academy in Nellore. Later, she trained under coach Mike Russell at SAA Centre of Excellence in Guntur.
Qatar Tribune
3 days ago
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- Qatar Tribune
Golden moments in Gumi
Qatar athletes delivered a strong show at the 26th Asian Athletics Championship in South Korea on Thursday, adding another gold medal and a bronze to their tally. At the Gumi Civic Stadium in Gumi, Qatar's men's 4x400m relay quartet of Abderrahman Samba, Bassem Hemeida, Hatim Aitoulaghazi and Ammar Ismail Ibrahim clinched the gold medal with an impressive time of 3:03.52. The Qatari team fended off stiff challenge from India and China, who finished in second and third spots, respectively. (TNN) page 9
Qatar Tribune
3 days ago
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- Qatar Tribune
26th Asian Athletics: Qatar make a golden finish
Qatar athletes delivered a strong show at the 26th Asian Athletics Championship in South Korea on Thursday, adding another gold medal and a bronze to their final tally. At the Gumi Civic Stadium in Gumi, Qatar's men's 4x400m relay quartet of Abderrahman Samba, Bassem Hemeida, Hatim Aitoulaghazi and Ammar Ismail Ibrahim clinched the gold medal with an impressive time of 3:03.52. The Qatari team fended off stiff challenge from India and China, who finished in second and third spots respectively. India finished with a national record of 3:03.52, while China clocked a seasonal best of 3:03.73. In men's steeplechase, Qatar's Zakaria Elahlaami claimed bronze. The 20-year-old excelled in a highly competitive field with a personal best time of 8:27.12. India's Avinash Mukund was first (8:20.92), while Japan's Yutaro Niinae came second (8:24.41). On Wednesday, Qatar's Ammar Ismail Ibrahim had won the men's 400m gold. Meanwhile, Qatar's Oumar Doudai Abakar narrowly missed out on a medal in the men's 110m hurdles, finishing fourth.
Time of India
4 days ago
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- Time of India
India win gold in mixed relay; four others bag silver at Asian Athletics Championships
India's 4x400m mixed relay team defended its gold with a domineering performance after four individual silvers and a bronze in varying events bolstered the country's overall tally to eight medals on a brilliant second day at the 26th Asian Athletics Championship here. The Indian quartet of Rupal Chaudhary , Santhosh Kumar, Vishal TK and Subha Venkatesan won the top honours with a timing of 3:18.12sec. Of these, Rupal also claimed the individual women's 400m silver earlier in the day. Subha was also a part of the mixed team that claimed gold in the 2023 edition. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If You Eat Ginger Everyday for 1 Month This is What Happens Tips and Tricks Undo China finished a distant second with a time of 3:20.52s, and Sri Lanka clocked 3:21.95s to take third place. The largely US-based Tejaswin Shankar was among the silver-winners for India, finishing second in decathlon after accumulating a score of 7618 following the regulation 10 events. He ended behind China's Fei Xiang (7634) and ahead of Japan's Keisuke Okuda (7602). Live Events Praveen Chithravel also bagged a silver medal in men's triple jump with a best effort of 16.90m. Chithravel said the conditions were normal for him on Wednesday as he is accustomed to much more adverse situations while competing abroad. "Today, the conditions were very good. In the first two jumps, I just wanted to get into the top 8. Then, on the third jump, I hit 16.90m -- and right after that, it started raining. After the third jump, my body started feeling heavy every time I jumped. So today, it was the same," he said. "The first jump was 16.60m, the second was 16.67m, and then the third was 16.90m. After that, I felt very comfortable. But about 10 minutes later, it started raining. "Actually, this is normal for me. Whenever I compete abroad, it's usually cold and rainy, so I felt the same today. After the rain, it takes more than 40 minutes for me to recover. So then, my body starts to go down, and I have to really push myself. And then... everything is done." Earlier, Rupal (400m) and Pooja (1500m) picked up silver medals, Yoonus Shah fetched a bronze in men's 1500m. The mixed gold was India's second top finish after national record-holder Gulveer Singh 's (10,000m) brilliance on Tuesday. Quarter-miler Rupal opened India's account for the day, clocking 52.68 seconds to finish second in the women's 400m final. Fellow Indian Vithya Ramraj was placed fifth with a time of 53.00 seconds. The gold went to Japan's Nanako Matsumoto (52.17s), while Uzbekistan's Jonbibi Hukmova (52.79s) took bronze. Pooja followed with another silver, clocking 4:10.83sec in the women's 1500m, just ahead of compatriot Lili Das, who finished fourth (4:13.81sec). Li Chunhui of China (4:10.58) won the gold while and Japan's Tomaka Kimura ran a season's best time of 4:11.56 to claim the bronze medal. Rupal had scripted history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championships in 2022, claiming a silver in the 4x400m relay followed by a bronze in the women's 400m events back then. Hailing from a farming family in Shahpur Jainpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, the 20-year-old is being seen as a bright prospect. A delighted Rupal said she hopes to better per personal best timing but before that she wants to fix her injury issues. "My training was going well till national. After that, I was a little worried due to my injury. But the way my training is going and my performance is going, I'm okay. I'm feeling okay. But I'm not satisfied," she said. "So, my main target from now on is to fix the problems that I have in my back, in my hamstring. And according to the training that I did before the national, I have already done my personal best during my training. "So, I think I can improve my personal best. So, I'll do that after I leave from here," Rupal added. In the men's 1500m, Yoonus clinched bronze with a time of 3:43.03, pushing India's medal count to five. Japanese runner Kazuto Lizawa ran a personal best of 3:42.56 to take home the coveted gold medal while South Koreas Jaeung Lee (3:42.79) finished second. Aside from national record-holder Gulveer's gold, Servin Sebastian clinched the 20km race walk bronze on the opening day of the competition. In other results, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi ran a personal best of 45.57s in the men's 400m but that could only fetch him a fourth-place finish. Long jumpers Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan qualified for the final of the women's long jump event. Shaili had a best effort 6.17m, the third best in the 20-woman field. Ancy 6.14m sealed her place in the final. Hurdler Jyoti Yarraji qualified for the next round after finishing with a time of 13.18s in her heat. She crossed the line in third position. PTI
