Asian U20 Athletics C’ships: Indian relay athletes break records, secure medals

31 May 2026 • 11:25 PM MYT
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New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): The women’s 4×100 m relay team of Kajal, Bhavana, Aarti and Nipam secured the silver medal at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Sunday and also registered a new junior national record.

The women’s relay team produced the junior national record with timings of 45.05 seconds.

The Indian 4×400 m relay team of Bhumika, Tahura, Sehnoor and Neeru also secured a gold with timings of 3:38.07 seconds. With this, they also established a new competition record.

The men’s relay team also made the nation proud in 4×400 m relay as Piyush Raj, Sayed Sabeer, Ranjith Kumar S & Mohammed Ashfaq secured a bronze medal with timings of 3:05.54 seconds, producing a new junior national record in their category.

The 22nd edition of the event was also a qualification event for the World U20 Athletics Championships 2026, scheduled to be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, from August 5 to 9. (ANI)

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