Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championship: Indian juniors bagged 5 gold, 3 silver medals
04, Jun 2019
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CONTEXT:
- Under-20 Eurasian Athletics Championships held at Almaty, Kazakhstan, Indian juniors bagged 5 gold and 3 silver medals.
- The national teams from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, India, and Tajikistan participated in a 2-day event held on May 29-30, 2019.
- Sreekiran bagged the boys’ 800m gold with a time of 1:54.62 while Rohit Yadav added the fifth gold medal to India’s tally, finishing on top in the boys’ javelin throw by clearing a distance of 74.55m.
List of Gold Medal Winners –
- 1.Gurvinder Singh 100m- Boys – 10.42 seconds
- 2.Vikrant Panchal 400m-Boys – 47.90 seconds
- 3.Florence Barla 400m-Girls 54.73 seconds
- 4.Sreekiran 800m-boys 1:54.62 seconds
- 5.Rohit Yadav Javelin Throw – 74.55 minutes
- 6.Abdul Razak, Priscilla Daniel – 4* 100m Mixed Relay Florence Barla, Vikrant Panchal 3:30.58s
Silver Medal Winners
- 1.Abdul Razak 400m
- 2.Priscilla Daniel 800m
- 3.Sahil Silwal – Javelin Throw