World Athletics U20 Championship: India's Amit Khatri wins historic silver in 10,000m race walk, misses out on gold due to water break

This is for the first time India has won a medal in race walking. However, Amit could have bagged a gold medal but missed out on it due to a water break.

Indian athlete Amit Khatri on Saturday (August 21) won the silver medal in the 10,000m race walking event at the ongoing World Athletics U20 Championship in Nairobi. Amit clocked 42 minutes 17.94 seconds to achieve the feat while Heristone Wanyonyi of Kenya clinched the gold after recording a time of 42.10.84. Notably, this is for the first time India has won a medal in race walking and two medals in a single edition of the Championships.