India's young blood has shown sensational performance with 13 medals at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024.
India’s young blood has shown sensational performance in the opening two days of the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024, bagging 13 medals. These include 5 gold on the opening two days itself.
Deepanshu Sharma led the charge, winning India’s first gold of the championships with a massive 70.29m throw in the men’s javelin. His compatriot Rohan Yadav took silver with 70.03m as the two hogged the top two spots. There was more joy for India in the men’s discus throw where Ritik Rathee claimed silver with a 53.01m effort. Priyanshu also won India a silver medal, clocking 3:50.85 minutes in the 1500m finals.
The 60-member Indian contingent will look to build on this bright start over the next two days of competition. On day two, India added nine medals with Aarti securing a hard-fought bronze in the women’s 10,000m race walk, clocking 47:45.33 seconds. She also surpassed the World U20 qualification time of 49 minutes.
In the shot put, Anurag Singh Kaler clinched gold with a throw of 19.23 meters, while Siddharth Choudhary earned a bronze with a distance of 19.02 meters. Vinod Singh claimed silver in the men’s 5000m race, completing it in 14:09.44 seconds. Pavana Nagaraj soared to gold in the women’s long jump, covering a distance of 6.32 meters.
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India had finished a creditable third in the 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships with 19 medals (6 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze). This year’s event doubles up as the qualifying competition for the World U20 Championships to be held in Lima, Peru from August 27-31.
| S. No. | Athletes | Event | Medal |
| 1 | Deepanshu Sharma | Men’s javelin throw | Gold |
| 2 | Anurag Singh Kaler | Men’s shot put | Gold |
| 3 | Ekta Dey | Women’s 3,000m steeplechase | Gold |
| 4 | Pavana Nagaraj | Women’s long jump | Gold |
| 5 | Ranvir Ajay Singh | Men’s 3,000m steeplechase | Gold |
| 6 | Vinod Singh | Men’s 5000m | Silver |
| 7 | Amanat Kamboj | Women’s discus throw | Silver |
| 8 | Ritik | Men’s discus throw | Silver |
| 9 | Rohan Yadav | Men’s javelin throw | Silver |
| 10 | Priyanshu | Men’s 1500m | Silver |
| 11 | Aarti | Women’s 10,000m race walk | Bronze |
| 12 | Siddharth Choudhary | Men’s shot put | Bronze |
| 13 | Aman Choudhary | Men’s 400m | Bronze |
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India is at the top of the medal tally in the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024 with 13 medals. The other countries in the top 10 are as follows:
| Sr No. | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | India | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Qatar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Live streaming of the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024 is available on the Dubai sports website. Unfortunately, there is no live streaming of the athletics event on any TV channel in India.
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