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Mint
14-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Khelo India Youth Games 2025: Shourya Ambure's winning return to Patna comes with greater maturity and Asian medal
Shourya Ambure is just 15 but already knows a thing or two about the right amount of effort to exert in competition. In a reflection of her maturity in accepting coach Ajit Kulkarni's recommendation of not stretching herself in the quest of a Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) record, she did enough to win 100m hurdles gold on Monday. At the end of what has been a long season for Shourya Ambure, she scored a facile victory in the final on the opening day of athletics competitions in KIYG 2025 in Bihar. She loved returning to the Patliputra Sports Complex where she had first drawn national attention by winning the crown in the National Youth Championships in March. 'At that time, my Board exams were on, and I skipped two papers to take part in the Nationals because it was a qualification event for the Asian Championship. I hadn't done much training back then, but I believed I could do better,' she recalled of her last visit to Patna when she won gold in a time of 14.55 seconds. Between the two signposts that she marked in Patna in the span of two months, 15-year-old Shourya made the nation proud at the Asian Youth Championship in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, where she clocked a personal best time of 13.80 seconds and won a bronze medal. She did not push herself in search of another personal best on Monday. Making her KIYG debut, she recorded a time of 14.33 seconds in the heats. Having felt a tightening of the hamstring and got a massage before the final, she secured gold in in 14.11 seconds, well clear of Sonali Das (West Bengal) and Vishnu Shree NS (Kerala). 'I wanted to do better but I'm happy with my performance. I clocked a decent time tonight. I'm only 15 and have a lot of time in the U18 to break the National Youth Record,' she said referring to the 13.70-second mark set by Tamil Nadu's PM Thabitha back in 2019. 'My coach, who has been guiding me for 10 years, told me to just run and enjoy the race.' Shourya Ambure is the product of a long-term vision that coach Ajit Kulkarni and her parents Rupali and Avinash Ambure, IPS officers holding high ranks in Maharashtra Police, have shared. 'I started competing in the 80m hurdles in U14 category and continued the same until under-16. I was used to running 80-meter hurdle races. This was only my fourth race in the 100m Hurdles. Now, my goal is to win medals at the Youth Commonwealth Games and Youth Asian Games,' Shourya Ambure said.
Time of India
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Bihar's Alka wins shot put gold as Arjunan & 4 others rewrite MRs
of Tamil Nadu led a bunch of determined boys who broke five on the opening day of athletics competitions of Bihar at Pataliputra Sports Complex in Patna on Bihar's won an emotional gold for the hosts in girls' shot put with a 14.73m throw to share the limelight on the day with the record-breaking broke the boys long jump mark three times and added a silver in the 110m hurdles to be the standout performer of the day, just ahead of Rajasthan discus thrower Hansraj Dhayal. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Dhayal surprised teammate Vishal Kumar and Haryana's Nischay, an Asian Youth Championships bronze medalist, with a throw of 63.18m — a new KIYG Farooq Chafekar conquered the boys' 110m hurdles with a new meet record of 13.48 seconds. That win came soon after Maharashtra's Shourya Ambura won the first gold of track events in the girls' 100m hurdles. Late in the evening, her statemate Rohit Shivaji Binnar (boys 3000m) joined the list of record-breakers , clocking 47.67 seconds in the first heats of the 400m. A bronze medalist in the National Youth Championships in March, Kabir Khan improved on the 400m mark set at 48.34 by CR Abdul Razak in 2019. Sayed Sabeer dipped in under 48 seconds in the tougher heat that followed, to raise visions of a keen final.
Time of India
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Thane athlete Shourya Ambure wins bronze in 100m hurdles at Asian U-18 Championships
NAVI MUMBAI: Fifteen-year-old Thane athlete Shourya Ambure has won a bronze medal in her international debut at Dammam, Saudi Arabia. She earned the bronze in the 100-metre hurdles at the Asian U-18 Athletics Championships, recording her personal best time of 13.80 seconds. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now She finished behind Chinese competitors Bao Yinyin (13.71) and He Yihui (13.76). According to her coach Ajit Kulkarni , head of Aim Sports Foundation that trains underprivileged children from tribal regions of the state, she is Maharashtra's sole medallist at the competition. Nine years of dedicated training led to her selection in for international competition. Achieving a medal at this level fulfilled her ambition in her first international event. The journey was demanding for this talented athlete who made numerous sacrifices. "It was a tough ride for me all through the years to don the tri-colour and bag a medal being part of the Indian squad. I am super happy that I could win a medal at my debut international show," said an elated Ambure. The committed hurdler sacrificed two class 10 examination papers to participate in the National Youth Championships in Patna last month, which served as selection trials for the Asian Championship. "The 100-metre hurdles was relatively new territory for her as she headed to Saudi Arabia for her first international event after climbing to the under-18 category from her existing under-16 category," said Kulkarni. Previously competing in the 80-metre hurdles in the under-16 age group, she transitioned to 100 metres as required in the under-18 category. "This transition was quite challenging to accustom and that even at the higher competition, but she managed it swiftly," said Kulkarni. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Adapting to 100 metres from 80 metres requires extensive practice and regular competition, yet she participated in only two races before this event, Kulkarni added. Her training faced significant challenges regarding facilities. Residing in Thane, where proper synthetic athletics tracks are limited, Ambure and her coach travel extensively to various facilities. They commute to Bandra, Ghatkopar, and Balewadi Stadium in Pune for training due to insufficient local tracks. Athletics has been central to Ambure's life since her early years. Initially engaged in music, dancing, and skating, she discovered her interest in track and field events. Training under Kulkarni for nine years, she developed a strong inclination towards hurdles. She aspires to compete at the Olympics and earn recognition for the country. Her parents, both senior police officers, inspired her commitment to fitness, health, and athletics.
