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Taiwan Athletics Open: India Dominate With 5 Gold Medals
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India's Rohit Yadav won javelin, Vithya Ramraj won 400m hurdles, Krishan Kumar set a record in 800m at the Taiwan Athletics Open.
The Indian team secured five gold medals, including double podium finishes in the women's 800m final and the long jump event, on the second and final day of the Taiwan Open International Athletics Championship on Sunday.
Three-time national champion Vithya Ramraj, Rohit Yadav, Pooja, Krishan Kumar, and Annu Rani each won gold in their respective events, marking an impressive performance by the Indian contingent.
Yashas Palaksha won silver in the men's 400m hurdles with a personal best time of 42.22s, boosting his confidence after missing the 2025 Asian Championships.
Vithya clocked 56.53s to secure gold in the women's 400m hurdles event, her third-best time of the year, earning her valuable ranking points for the upcoming World Championships. The Tamil Nadu athlete competes in the 400m hurdles, 400m, and 4×400m relay. Previously, she had clocked 56.04s in the Federation Cup final and 56.46s in the Asian Championship final.
Despite not surpassing the 75m mark in the men's javelin throw, Rohit's best throw of 74.42m was enough to claim gold. Taipei's Huang Shih-Feng won silver with a throw of 74.04m, and Cheng Chao-Tsun took bronze with 73.95m.
Pooja won the women's 800m final with a championship record time of 2:02.79, edging out compatriot Twinkle Chaudhary, who took silver with 2:06.96s.
Krishan Kumar made a comeback to win gold in the men's 800m final with a championship record time of 1:48.46s.
In the women's javelin final, Annu Rani secured gold with a throw of 56.82m. Although it was not her season's best, it was enough to beat Sri Lanka's Hatarabage Lekamalage (56.82m) and Taipei's Pin-Hsun Chu (53.03m).
In the women's long jump event, India's Shaili Singh (6.41m) and Ancy Sojan (6.39m) won silver and bronze medals, respectively, finishing behind Australia's Delta Amidzovski, who took gold with a jump of 6.49m.
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June 08, 2025, 17:29 IST
