Lucknow:
Odisha’s promising quarter-miler Bapi Hansda etched is name in record books by setting a meet record in the men’s 400m race, Haryana’s Aarti raced to glory in the women’s 10,000m race walk event on the second day of the 22nd National Junior U20 Federation Athletics Championships here on Saturday at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Center.
Bapi Hansda clocked an astonishing time of 46.90 seconds to win gold in the men’s 400m, which was better than the previous record of 46.93 seconds. The Asian Qualifying Mark in the men’s 400m is 48.10 seconds.
Earlier in the morning session Haryana’s Aarti clocked 47:21.04 to win gold in the women’s 10,000 race walk event. On her way to winning gold she bettered both the meet record of 48:25.90 and national record of 47:30.94. She has also achieved the Asian Qualifying mark in her event.
The second day also witnessed several athletes achieving Asian U20 qualifying mark in their respective events.
Results: Men: 100m (Asian Qualifying Mark 10.50 seconds): Dondapati Mrutyam Jaya (Odisha) 10.67 secs, Mahendra Santa (Odisha) 10.78 secs, Vallipi Himateja (Andhra Pradesh) 10.90 secs. 400m (AQM 48.10 secs) Bapi Hansda (Odisha) 46.90 secs (previous record 46.93), Aman Chaudhary (Delhi) 47.45 secs, Abiram P (Kerala) 47.53 secs. 1500m (AQM 3:55.00) Rahul Sarnaliya (Uttarkhand) 3:49.00, Priyanshu (Uttarakhand) 3:49.46, Shailabh (Delhi) 3:53.38. 110m hurdles (AQM 13.77 secs) Hariharan Kathiravan (Tamil Nadu) 14.09 secs, Nayan Pradip Sarde (Maharashtra) 14.23 secs, Sandip Vinod Gond (Maharashtra) 14.24 secs. Discus throw (AQM 53.81m) Ritik (Chandigarh) 56.32m, Atul (Haryana) 52.92m, Abhijeet Teotia (Uttar Pradesh) 51.98m. Long jump (AQM 7.30m) Mohd Atta Sazid (Haryana) 7.53m, Shahnavaz (Uttar Pradesh) 7.41m, Balajeeva K (Tamil Nadu) 7.18m. Hammer throw (AQM 56.86m): Prateek (Haryana) 68.16m, Harshit Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 65.35m, Narpat Singh (Rajasthan) 63.10m. Top 7 Decathlon: Piyush Raj (Bihar) 6187, Monaj Kumar (Tamil Nadu) 5944, Mayank Kumar (Haryana) 5770. 10,000m race walk (AQMark 44:00.00): Himanshu Kumar (Uttarakhand) 41:55.00, Sachin (Haryana) 41:55.87, Babendra Singh (Uttarakhand) 42:04.56. Top 11 under Asian mark. Women: 100m (Asian Qualifying Mark 11.90 seconds): Sakshi Champlal (Gujarat) 12.90 seconds, Neole Anna Cornelio (Karnataka) 12.14 secs, Rujulaamol Bhonsle (Maharashtra) 12.17 secs. 400m (AQM 56.30 secs): Dodla Sai Sangeetha (Telangana) 55.13 secs, Anushka Kumbhar (Maharashtra) 55.16 secs, Kanista Teena (Tamil Nadu) 55.50 secs. 1500m (AQM 4:30.00): Laxita Vinod Sandilea (Gujarat) 4:25.77, Muskan (Rajasthan) 4:32.49, Durga Singh (Bihar) 4:33.79. 100m hurdles (AQM 14.50 secs): Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland (Karnataka) 14.05 secs, Sabita Toppo (Odisha) 14.24 secs, Aliza Aftab Mulla (Maharashtra) 14.58 secs. Pole vault (AQM 3.75m): Karthika V (Tamil Nadu) 3.70m, Vanshika Ghanghas (Haryana) 3.60m, Bhavya Jain (Madhya Pradesh) 3.50m. Discus throw (AQM 46m): Nitika Kumari (Rajasthan) 50.17m, Amanat Kamboj (Punjab) 48.40m, Anisha (Delhi) 47.94m. 10,000m race walk (AQM 49:00.00): Aarti (Haryana) 47:21.04, Vaishnavi Negi (Uttarakhand) 49:43.42, Siya (Haryana).