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Hans India
2 days ago
- Sport
- Hans India
Grit takes Jyothi to finish line despite hurdle after hurdle
Visakhapatnam: 'Where there is a will, there is a way', goes a proverb. And, for athletes with grit and determination, hurdles seem to accelerate their victory! Fierce competition, unfavourable weather conditions, delayed start of the women's 100-mt hurdles final, bottled-up stress and the combined pressure did not stop Jyothi Yarraji from winning a gold medal in the '2025 Asian Athletics Championships' held in Gumi, South Korea. Running alongside Japan's Yumi Tanaka and China's Yanni Wu, sheer grit got Jyothi past the finish line first soon after she got into the rhythm, defending her women's 100-m hurdles title in a record time of 12.96 seconds. 'Thanks to my visualisation. It did help me stay focused all through the event despite the challenges,' Jyothi enthused in her conversation with The Hans India. The athlete, known as India's fastest hurdler, says, 'My target was to win the gold medal and I am glad that my single-minded dedication eventually yielded positive results. Maintaining consistency in training is crucial. Along with hard work and dedication, my conscious-eating made me stay strong from within.' Although inclement weather did dampen her training and warm-up, Jyothi says that she did whatever she could to hit her target. Terming her coach James Hillier as a pillar of strength, Jyothi says that he motivates her to break boundaries. 'I am quite fortunate to have been trained by him for the past three years. And I could clearly see a huge difference and improvement in my achievements. He prepared me pretty well for the 100-m hurdles in the event,' Jyothi, born and raised in Visakhapatnam, underlines. She says that it is tough to be target-oriented, especially when one is away from the family. The athlete reveals that she had gone through financial struggles as her mother Y Kumari had to take up a cleaning job initially in a hospital and later in a hotel to make ends meet for years. Jyothi's father Y Surya Narayana works as a security guard at a computer shop located in Diamond Park, Visakhapatnam. For many athletes financial constraint is a serious problem that needs to be addressed. She strongly feels that the government should step beyond taking to social media platforms while congratulating the achievers. 'It would be of great help if the government extends financial support to the athletes as it is quite draining and an expensive exercise to prepare for international competitions. The state government should come forward to offer her a job based on her achievements as it would be encouraging for me and my family,' Jyothi emphasises. She is disappointed that no such offer has come her way till date.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Asian Athletics: Avinash Sable ends India's 36-year wait for gold
Avinash Sable Records were broken, history was made as new champions emerged. That was the Indian athletics' story from the track and field arena of the Gumi Civic stadium in South Korea on Thursday. In a scintillating show at the Asian championships, the country's athletes claimed three gold, two silver and a bronze in different events to cap off a memorable day. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Avinash Sable set the ball rolling by winning the men's 3000m steeplechase, which was followed by Jyothi Yarraji's sensational gold in the women's 100m hurdles. The third top podium finish came in the women's 4x400m relay, powered by the Indian quartet of Jisna Mathew, Rupal Chaudhary, Kunja Rajitha and Subha Venkatesan. The men's 4x400m relay team took silver and Ancy Sojan and Shaili Singh ensured a 2-3 finish in the women's long jump final. Who's that IPL player? Sable's last-lap burst The day started with Asian Games gold medallist Sable ending the country's 36-year-long wait for a gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase in the continental meet. Sable clocked a season-best 8:20.92s. He had won silver in the Doha edition in 2019. Sable became the first Indian man since Dina Ram in 1989 to win continental gold in this event. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here - This Might Save You From Losing Money Expertinspector Click Here Undo In a tactical race, the 30-year-old Indian surged ahead in the last lap, picking up pace to overtake Japan's Yutaro Niinae (8:24.41s) just before the first hurdle. Qatar's Zakaria Elahlaami (8:27.12s) finished third. 'The pace of the race was slow. It was about preserving your energy for the last. Going into the race, I was confident about my chances since I had prepared well for the event. The wet and rainy conditions increased the difficulty level but I managed to execute my plans,' Sable said after his race. 'I don't want to be a one-season wonder': Punjab Kings' Shashank Singh Jyothi, Asia's finest Jyothi became the first Indian to win back-to-back gold in the women's 100m hurdles at the Asian meet. She crossed the finish line in a new continental record of 12.96s. The Hangzhou Asian Games silver medallist sailed over the last two hurdles effortlessly to move ahead of her rivals – Japan's Yumi Tanaka and China's Wu Yanni – both of whom clocked an identical 13.07s. On her way to gold, Jyothi improved the long standing continental record of 12.97s, set in 1998 in Fukuoka, Japan by Yun Feng. The time of 12.96s was Jyothi's season best. 'I am happy to have broken the 13 seconds barrier again. It's a good start to my season. It was a tough race as I wasn't the quickest off the blocks. I trailed them (Tanaka and Wu) for most part of the race. In the final stretch, I was able to clear the hurdles. It helped me,' Jyothi said.
India Gazette
7 days ago
- Sport
- India Gazette
Asian Athletics C'ships: Indian medal tally moves to 14 as Avinash, Jyothi secure gold
Gumi [South Korea], May 29 (ANI): The Indian contingent took their medal count at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 to 14 as they secured six, consisting of three gold, two silver and a bronze on Thursday, with gold medalists including Olympians Avinash Sable and Jyothi Yarraji. At Gumi on Thursday, Sable and Jyothi secured the gold medal in the men's 3000 m steeplechase and women's 100 m hurdle events, respectively, while the Indian women's team also defended their 4x400m relay title, as per Sable, who secured the silver medal in the Asian Athletics Championships 2019, secured the gold six years later with a season's best timing of 8:20.92, with the rest of the podium completed by Japan's Yutaro Niinae (8:24.41) and Qatar's Zakaria Elahlaami (8:27.12). The current Asian Games champion Sable is the first Indian to secure a 3000 m men's steeplechase gold at the Asian Athletics Championships after 36 years, with the first being the Arjuna Award recipient Deena Ram back in 1989. Jyothi backed the second gold of the day, successfully defending her women's 100m hurdles title by clocking a new championship record time of 12.96 seconds. The second and third spots were taken by Japan's Yumi Tanaka and China's Wu Yanni with the times of 13.07 (.061) and 13.07(.068), respectively. The Indian quartet of Jisna Mathew, Rupal Chaudhary, Kunja Rajitha and Subha Venkatesan bagged the women's 4x400m relay gold with season-best timings of 3:34.18. This was India's first gold medal in the category since 2013 when the quartet of Nirmala Sheoran, Tintu Luka, Anu Mariam Jose and Poovamma Raju Machettira finished on top of the podium in Balewadi, Pune. Rupal and Subha helped India in defending their mixed 4x400m relay team title on Wednesday. However, the men's 4x400m relay team bagged a silver after the grouping of Jay Kumar, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji, and Vishal TK clocked the timing of 3:03.67., The gold medal went to Qatar with timings of 3:03.5,2 and China landed the bronze after clocking 3:03.73. In the women's long jump event, two Indian athletes made it to the podium as Asian Games runners-up Ancy Sojan (6.33 m) got the silver medal and the Asian Championships silver medalist Shaili Singh (6.30 m) got the bronze. Ancy's third jump gave her the medal, while Shaili's first attempt gave her the bronze. Iran's Reihaneh Mobini Arani took home the gold with a 6.40 m jump. (ANI)
India Today
7 days ago
- Sport
- India Today
India in 4x400m relay: Women clinch gold, men finish silver in Asian Championships
It rained gold for India at the Asian Athletics Championships on Thursday as the country's fastest woman hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, seasoned steeplechase runner Avinash Sable and the 4x400m women's relay team delivered stupendous performances to finish on top Jyothi and Sable set the tone, the quartet of Jisna Mathew, Rupal Chaudhary, Kunja Rajitha and Subha Venkatesan clinched the gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay event after clocking their season-best time (3:34.18sec) to extend India's dominance on the third competition day of the continental Asian Athletics championships 2025: Gold #5 for India at Gumi in women's 4*400 can always count on Subha in these situations.. She always has something in the tank to take us past the finish done team Kunja, Jisna, Rupal, Subha..???????? Vishank Razdan (@VishankRazdan) May 29, 2025advertisementVietnam took silver with 3:34.77sec, while Sri Lanka settled for the bronze with 3:36.67sec. This was the 10th gold overall for India in the event and first since 2013. Overall, India snared three gold, two silver and a bronze medal on Thursday taking their overall tally to 14 after proceedings were disrupted by a massive are currently placed second in the overall standings behind China, who have 21 medals including 12 men's 4x400m relay team of Jay Kumar, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji and Vishal TK also looked to be on course for a gold medal before settling for silver with a timing of 3:03.67sec which was their best performance so (3:03.52sec) won the gold medal, while China (3:03.73sec) ended the race with bronze in the men's 4x400m on his way to victory with a season-best performance, Sable became the first Indian man in 36 years to win a gold medal in steeplechase at the Asian Championships."I was confident of winning gold as I was best in the field," said Sable, who has already qualified for the World Championships in after, Jyothi produced a late burst to clinch her second straight gold medal in this competition with a new championship record of 12.96 seconds. The previous record was 12.99 seconds, achieved by China's Su Yiping in the 2000 edition of the tournament."It was a good day. I am happy to break the 13 second barrier this season," she said after winning the gold clocked 8:20.92sec to claim the top honour, which is also his second Asian medal after a silver in the 2019 edition. It was, however, nowhere close to his national record of 8:09.91sec achieved in last time India won a gold in this event was way back in 1989 when Dina Ram finished on top. Harbel Singh was the first Indian to fetch a men's steeplechase gold at the showpiece back in the 2023 edition, Jyothi won the gold medal with an effort of 13.09. But her personal best timing, which is also the national record, is a way better 12.78 Asian Games silver-medallist, nonetheless joined a select club of five athletes to defend gold in the Asian Championships 100m hurdles, the others being Emi Akimoto of Japan (1979, 1981, 1983), Zhang Yu of China (1991, 1993), Su Yinping of China (2003, 2005) and Sun Yawei of China (2009, 2011).Moments before Jyothi's triumph, Sable lived up to the favourite tag with some ease to consolidate the country's position in the 26th edition of the continental Yutaro Niinae, who clinched the silver with 8:24.41sec, was leading at the start of the final lap but the Indian ace produced a brilliant effort to go past him and claim the top Hangzhou Asian Games gold-medallist continued to stay ahead of the pack with four laps to go but he had two Japanese athletes following him overtook Sable with three laps remaining, but the Indian had the last laugh. Qatar's Zakaria Elahlaami took the bronze after clocking 8: Jyothi and Sable's exploits, the quartet of Jisna, Rupal, Kunja and Subha ensured a hat-trick of gold medals for India on the day. The was Rupal's third medal, having won a mixed team gold and an individual 400m silver in the championship. For Subha, it was her second gold after her podium finish in the mixed relay long jumpers Anci Sojan Edapilly (6.33m) and Shaili Singh (6.30m) fetched a silver and bronze respectively, finishing behind Iran's Reihaneh Mobini Arani, who covered 6.40m. It was a poor show by Shaili, whose personal best is she might have been hampered by the wet top finish awaits India on Friday as Nandini Agasara leads the standings after four events with an accumulated score of the women's 10,000m final, India's Sanjeevani Jadhav clocked a season's best of 33:08.17sec, finishing fifth, followed closely by Seema in sixth at 33: event was dominated by Daisy Jepkemei of Kazakhstan (30:48.44), ahead of Japan's Ririrak Hironika (30:56.32) and Mikuni Yada (31:12.21).
Economic Times
7 days ago
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- Economic Times
Yarraji, Sable, women's 4x400m relay finish on top to extend India's Asian Championship dominance
It rained gold for India at the Asian Athletics Championships on Thursday as the country's fastest woman hurdler Jyothi Yarraji, seasoned steeplechase runner Avinash Sable and the 4x400m women's relay team delivered stupendous performances to finish on top here. After Jyothi and Sable set the tone, the quartet of Jisna Mathew, Rupal Chaudhary, Kunja Rajitha and Subha Venkatesan clinched the gold medal in the women's 4x400m relay event after clocking their season-best time (3:34.18sec) to extend India's dominance on the third competition day of the continental championship. Vietnam took silver with 3:34.77sec, while Sri Lanka settled for the bronze with 3:36.67sec. This was the 10th gold overall for India in the event and first since 2013. Overall, India snared three gold, two silver and a bronze medal on Thursday taking their overall tally to 14 after proceedings were disrupted by a massive thunderstorm. India are currently placed second in the overall standings behind China, who have 21 medals including 12 gold. The men's 4x400m relay team of Jay Kumar, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji and Vishal TK also looked to be on course for a gold medal before settling for silver with a timing of 3:03.67sec which was their best performance so far. Qatar (3:03.52sec) won the gold medal, while China (3:03.73sec) ended the race with bronze in the men's 4x400m relay. Earlier, on his way to victory with a season-best performance, Sable became the first Indian man in 36 years to win a gold medal in steeplechase at the Asian Championships. "I was confident of winning gold as I was best in the field," said Sable, who has already qualified for the World Championships in September. Soon after, Jyothi produced a late burst to clinch her second straight gold medal in this competition with a new championship record of 12.96 seconds. The previous record was 12.99 seconds, achieved by China's Su Yiping in the 2000 edition of the tournament. "It was a good day. I am happy to break the 13 second barrier this season," she said after winning the gold medal. Sable clocked 8:20.92sec to claim the top honour, which is also his second Asian medal after a silver in the 2019 edition. It was, however, nowhere close to his national record of 8:09.91sec achieved in 2024. The last time India won a gold in this event was way back in 1989 when Dina Ram finished on top. Harbel Singh was the first Indian to fetch a men's steeplechase gold at the showpiece back in 1975. In the 2023 edition, Jyothi won the gold medal with an effort of 13.09. But her personal best timing, which is also the national record, is a way better 12.78 seconds. The Asian Games silver-medallist, nonetheless joined a select club of five athletes to defend gold in the Asian Championships 100m hurdles, the others being Emi Akimoto of Japan (1979, 1981, 1983), Zhang Yu of China (1991, 1993), Su Yinping of China (2003, 2005) and Sun Yawei of China (2009, 2011). Moments before Jyothi's triumph, Sable lived up to the favourite tag with some ease to consolidate the country's position in the 26th edition of the continental tournament. Japan's Yutaro Niinae, who clinched the silver with 8:24.41sec, was leading at the start of the final lap but the Indian ace produced a brilliant effort to go past him and claim the top prize. The Hangzhou Asian Games gold-medallist continued to stay ahead of the pack with four laps to go but he had two Japanese athletes following him closely. Niinae overtook Sable with three laps remaining, but the Indian had the last laugh. Qatar's Zakaria Elahlaami took the bronze after clocking 8:27.12sec. After Jyothi and Sable's exploits, the quartet of Jisna, Rupal, Kunja and Subha ensured a hat-trick of gold medals for India on the day. The was Rupal's third medal, having won a mixed team gold and an individual 400m silver in the championship. For Subha, it was her second gold after her podium finish in the mixed relay event. Later, long jumpers Anci Sojan Edapilly (6.33m) and Shaili Singh (6.30m) fetched a silver and bronze respectively, finishing behind Iran's Reihaneh Mobini Arani, who covered 6.40m. It was a poor show by Shaili, whose personal best is 6.76m. However, she might have been hampered by the wet track. Another top finish awaits India on Friday as Nandini Agasara leads the standings after four events with an accumulated score of 3610. In the women's 10,000m final, India's Sanjeevani Jadhav clocked a season's best of 33:08.17sec, finishing fifth, followed closely by Seema in sixth at 33:08.23sec. The event was dominated by Daisy Jepkemei of Kazakhstan (30:48.44), ahead of Japan's Ririrak Hironika (30:56.32) and Mikuni Yada (31:12.21). ( Originally published on May 29, 2025 )
