Opening day at the 21st Asian U20 Athletics Championships staying held in Dubai April 24 to 27, turned out to be prosperous for the Indian contingent.
Deepanshu Sharma gained gold in men’s javelin with a throw of 70.29m, when Rohan Yadav clinched silver with a distance of 70.03m.
Priyanshu additional 3rd silver to the team’s tally. He completed next in the men’s 1500m. He clocked 3:50.85
Earlier, in the early morning session, Ritik claimed silver in men’s discus toss.
Prachi Ankush Devkar skipped bronze in women’s 3,000m, she finished fourth.
Indian middle distance and sprinters have been also effective in heats on the opening day. Laxita Vinod Sandliea and Tanvi Malik sailed into the medal round of the women’s 800m, to stay in the race for a medal in the two-lap event. In the 800m heats on Wednesday, Laxita was second in her heat with a time of 2:09.39 when Tanvi Malik clocked 2:12.82 to cross the end line at fourth spot in her warmth.
Anushka Dattatray Kumbhar and SAI Sangeetha Dodla entered the medal spherical in the women’s 400m. Anuska Dattatray Kumbhar was first in her 400m warmth. She clocked 55.75 seconds. Sangeetha Dodla clocked 56.21 secs to finish 2nd in her warmth, to keep in the race for the podium.
In the men’s 400m heats, Aman Choudhary gave a fantastic account of himself to enter the medal spherical. He clocked 48 seconds to top his heat.
The Indian feminine athletes— Jeyavindhiya Jegadish and Shreeya Rajesh–also progress to the medal spherical in 400m hurdles.
Earlier, in the early morning session discus thrower from Patiala’s National Centre of Excellence in Punjab, Ritik, started his quest for title with an opening toss of 49.97m. He had no mark in his next attempt, but cemented his placement among the medalist in his 3rd endeavor of 52.23m. His fourth attempt was once more no mark, when fifth was 50.35m and his final and sixth endeavor was 53.01m.
Gold went to Qatar’s Djibrine Adoum Ahmat whose best throw on the day was 54.80m. Hassan Mubarak Alahsaee of Saudi Arabia took residence bronze with a toss of 50.41m.