India wins 10 gold medals at 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships

Key facts

• India won 19 medals, comprising 10 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze, at the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships held in Hong Kong.
• Pooja Singh set a senior national record and a meet record in the women's high jump with a 1.93m clearance.
• Rahul Jakhar won gold in the decathlon with a national U20 record of 7185 points.
• Nishchay secured silver in the men's discus throw with a national U20 record of 60.10m.
• The women's 4x400m relay team, consisting of Bhumika Sanjay Nehate, Tahura Khatun, Sehnoor Bawa, and Neeru Pathak, won gold and set a meet record of 3:38.07.
• The women's 4x100m relay team, consisting of Kajal Hirabhai Vaja, Bhavana G, Aarti, and Nipam, won silver with a junior national record of 45.05s.
• The men's 4x400m relay team, consisting of Piyush Raj, Sayed Sabeer, Ranjith Kumar S, and Mohammed Ashfaq, won bronze with a junior national record of 3:05.54.
• Other gold medalists include Nitin Gupta (men's 5000m race walk), Amanat Kamboj (women's discus throw), Shahnavaz Khan (men's long jump), Basant (men's high jump), Nikhil Chandrashekar (men's 3000m steeplechase), Muskan (women's 5000m), and Mogali Venkatram Reddy (men's 800m).
• India's highest total medal count at the competition was 29 medals (7 gold, 11 silver, and 11 bronze) achieved during the 2024 edition in Dubai.