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The Hindu
4 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Taiwan Athletics Open 2025: Rohit Yadav, Vithya Ramraj win gold
India's impressive run at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 continues as Rohit Yadav clinched gold in men's javelin throw on the second day of the event on Sunday. Rohit, a two-time National champion, started strongly with a throw of 71.46, which took him to second after the first round. The 24-year-old climbed to the top spot with his second attempt of 74.25m and then threw 74.42m in his last attempt to mark his lead with the gold medal. More from Taiwan Athletics Open 2025: Pooja, Aboobacker, Yarraji, Shirse, relay teams win gold In the women's 800m hurdles, Vithya Ramraj reigned supreme with a timing of 56:53, taking India's gold medal tally to eight in the two-say athletics meet.
India Gazette
4 hours ago
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- India Gazette
Andhra Pradesh governor congratulates Jyothi Yarraji for winning gold in Taiwan Athletics Open
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 8 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh governor S. Abdul Nazeer congratulated reigning Asian champion and Olympian Jyothi Yarraji on winning the gold medal in an impressive 12.99 seconds time in the women's 100m hurdles at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 in Taipei. Jyothi Yarraji continued her scorching form this season after she scripted a victory in the women's 100m hurdles as India bagged six gold medals on the opening day of the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 in Chinese Taipei on Saturday. Jyothi sprinted to gold after clocking 12.99 seconds. Despite a scratchy start that forced her to drop in the second place, she managed to surge ahead in the last 20 metres and secured her spot at the top of the podium with a powerful finish. Jyothi had clocked 13.18s in the heats to earn a spot in the final and was the only athlete in the event to finish with a sub-13 timing in the final, according to As per a statement from the Andhra Pradesh Raj Bhavan, speaking on Jyoti Yarraji's performance, the Governor said, 'Kum. Jyothi Yarraji made the people of Andhra Pradesh and the nation proud of her achievement and wished her to win many more such laurels in the future.' Japan's Asuka Terada (13.04s) and Chisato Kiyoyama (13.10s) finished second and third, respectively, behind Jyothi. India's national record in the women's 100m hurdles also belongs to Jyothi. She clocked 12.78s to set the mark at the World University Games two years ago. Tejas Shirse, the national record holder in the men's 110m hurdles, also claimed gold in the event with a season-best time of 13.52s. Chinese Taipei's Yuan-Kai Hsieh and Chen Kuei-ru won silver and bronze with timings of 13.72s and 13.75s, respectively. India extended its dominance and won gold medals in the men's and women's 100m relays. Despite fumbling with the baton exchange, the quartet of Sudheeksha Vadluri, Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha SS and Nithya Gandhe won the women's 100m relay with a meet record time of 44.07s. Sudheeksha V, who replaced Srabani Nanda, was the only new addition to the Indian women's relay team that won the Asian title last week. Vietnam finished second, and Asia Biomedical, a club, finished third with timings of 44.38s and 44.53s, respectively. The men's 100m relay saw the quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar, and Amlan Borgohain win the gold with a timing of 38.75s. Asia Biomedical (39.11) finished second while Taoyuan City (39.75) occupied the third spot. (ANI)
The Hindu
6 hours ago
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- The Hindu
Andhra Pradesh Governor Abdul Nazeer congratulates athlete Jyothi Yarraji
Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has congratulated Jyothi Yarraji for winning gold medal in Taiwan Athletics Open 2025, at Taipei on Saturday (June 7, 2025). She won the medal in the Women's 100m hurdles. In a statement issued from Raj Bhavan on Sunday (June 8), Mr. Abdul Nazeer said Ms. Yarraji made the people of Andhra Pradesh as well as the nation proud with her achievement. The Governor wished her many more laurels in future.
India Gazette
16 hours ago
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- India Gazette
Taiwan Athletics Open 2025: Jyothi Yarraji sprints to gold as India enjoy flurry of top spots
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Reigning Asian champion and Olympian Jyothi Yarraji continued her scorching form this season after she scripted a victory in the women's 100m hurdles as India bagged six gold medals on the opening day of the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 in Chinese Taipei on Saturday. Jyothi sprinted to gold after clocking 12.99 seconds. Despite a scratchy start that forced her to drop in the second place, she managed to surge ahead in the last 20 metres and secured her spot at the top of the podium with a powerful finish. Jyothi had clocked 13.18s in the heats to earn a spot in the final and was the only athlete in the event to finish with a sub-13 timing in the final, according to Japan's Asuka Terada (13.04s) and Chisato Kiyoyama (13.10s) finished second and third, respectively, behind Jyothi. India's national record in the women's 100m hurdles also belongs to Jyothi. She clocked 12.78s to set the mark at the World University Games two years ago. Tejas Shirse, the national record holder in the men's 110m hurdles, also claimed gold in the event with a season-best time of 13.52s. Chinese Taipei's Yuan-Kai Hsieh and Chen Kuei-ru won silver and bronze with timings of 13.72s and 13.75s, respectively. India extended its dominance and won gold medals in the men's and women's 100m relays. Despite fumbling with the baton exchange, the quartet of Sudheeksha Vadluri, Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha SS and Nithya Gandhe won the women's 100m relay with a meet record time of 44.07s. Sudheeksha V, who replaced Srabani Nanda, was the only new addition to the Indian women's relay team that won the Asian title last week. Vietnam finished second, and Asia Biomedical, a club, finished third with timings of 44.38s and 44.53s, respectively. The men's 100m relay saw the quartet of Gurindervir Singh, Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidhar, and Amlan Borgohain win the gold with a timing of 38.75s. Asia Biomedical (39.11) finished second while Taoyuan City (39.75) occupied the third spot. (ANI)
The Hindu
2 days ago
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- The Hindu
Taiwan Athletics Open 2025: Indians in action, events, schedule, live streaming info
Following a strong performance in the Asian Athletics Championships, Indian athletes will look to make a mark at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025, starting on Saturday, June 7. There will be 34 Indian athletes in action at the Taiwan Open, a Bronze Continental Tour 'C' category event, as per the entry list. Here is the full schedule for the Indian athletes: June 7 12 PM - Women's 100m hurdles (heats): Jyoti Yarraji and Pragyan Sahu 12:25 PM - Men's 110m hurdles (heats): Tejas Shirse 2 PM - Men's Triple Jump (Final): Abdulla Aboobacker 2:25 PM - Women's 1500m (Final): Pooja 4 PM - Women's 100m hurdles (Final): Jyothi Yarraji and Pragyan Sahu (Subject to qualification) 4:10 PM - Men's 110m hurdles (Final): Tejas Shirse (Subject to qualification) 5:50 PM - Women's 4x100m relay (Final) 6:05 PM - Men's 4x100m relay (Final) June 8 12 PM - Women's 400m hurdles (heats): Vithya Ramraj 12:30 PM - Men's 400m hurdles (heats): Yashas Palaksha 1 PM - Women's 800m (heats): Pooja, Twinkle Chaudhary 1:15 PM - Men's 800m (heats): Mohammed Afsal, Anu Kumar, Krishan Kumar 2 PM - Men's Javelin Throw (Final): Rohit Yadav 3 PM - Women's 400m hurdles (Final): Vithya Ramraj (Subject to qualification) 3:15 PM - Men's 400m hurdles (Final): Yashas Palaksha (Subject to qualification) 3:35 PM - Women's Long Jump (Final): Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan 3:45 PM - Women's 800m (Final): Pooja, Twinkle Chaudhary (Subject to qualification) 3:55 PM - Men's 800m (Final): Mohammed Afsal, Anu Kumar, Krishan Kumar (Subject to qualification) 4 PM - Women's Javelin Throw (Final) - Annu Rani 5:30 PM - Men's 4x400m relay (Final) Live Streaming Info Taiwan Athletics 2025 will be live streamed by ELTA Sports, a YouTube channel.
