World U20 Athletics Championship: Triple jumper Selva P Thirumaran clinches silver
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Indian triple jumper Selva P Thirumaran managed a distance of 16.15m to finish two centimetres ahead of Estonia's Viktor Morozov
Indian triple jumper Selva P Thirumaran improved his personal best to clinch the silver medal at the World U20 Athletics Championship here.
The 17-year-old managed a distance of 16.15m to finish two centimetres ahead of Estonia's Viktor Morozov.
The gold went to Jamaican Jaydon Hibbert who broke the Championship Record with his 17.27m effort.
Thirumaran's silver-winning jump came in his second attempt.
The Indian women's team qualified for the 4x400m relay finals.
The quartet of Summy, Priya Habbathanahalli Mohan, Rajitha Kunja and Rupal clocked 3:34.18 to finish second in heat 3 and fourth fastest overall.
Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra was the first Indian to win a gold in the championships in 2016 in Poland.
The Madras High Court on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, permitted Anna University to deposit, in three monthly instalments, an amount of ₹73.23 lakh before the Central Government Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) as a condition to hear a statutory appeal preferred by the varsity against the Coimbatore Regional Provident Fund (RPF) Commissioner’s order to pay dues to the tune of ₹2.44 crore to contract employees.