Deepika breaks under-18 National javelin record with Asia-leading throw
The Hindu
GUWAHATI: Haryana’s Deepika produced an Asia-leading under-18 girls javelin throw while winning the
Haryana’s Deepika produced an Asia-leading under-18 girls javelin throw while winning the gold in the 37th National junior athletics championships in Guwahati on Monday.
The 16-year-old Deepika, the under-18 Asian silver medallist in Kuwait last month, bettered her own National record with a best of 53.36m.
Shot putters Vidhi (under-18) and Divjot Kaur (under-14) also rewrote the national marks in the girls section.
The results (winners only): Men: Under 20: Long jump: Amitra Ghosh (WB) 7.55m; 4x100m relay: Odisha (41.31s).
Boys: Under-18: High jump: Deepanshu (Har) 1.99m; shot put: Armandeep Singh (Pun) 18.78m; 10,000m race walk: Aditya Negi (Utk) 42:44.93.
Under-16: Javelin: Sanjay Vishnoi (Raj) 62.47m.
Under-14: Javelin: Dhairya Alpeshbhai (Guj) 57.08m; triathlon: Anirban Adhikary (WB) 1813 pts.
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