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- Punjab brought the curtains down on their campaign at the 21st National Youth Athletics Championship on a high, clinching gold in the girls’ 1,000m sprint medley at the Guru Nanak Stadium on Thursday.
- The sprint medley victory, however, ensured that the hosts had a memorable final flourish, with Punjab’s young quartet delivering gold in front of the home crowd as the national championship drew to a close.
- The home quartet of Kashish, Manmeet Kaur, T Dhillon and Sehnoor Bawa delivered under pressure in a closely contested race, combining well to finish in 2 minutes 13.
Punjab runners delight home crowd as Kashish, Manmeet Kaur, T Dhillon and Sehnoor Bawa win 1,000m sprint medley; Maharashtra and Haryana complete podium
Punjab brought the curtains down on their campaign at the 21st National Youth Athletics Championship on a high, clinching gold in the girls’ 1,000m sprint medley at the Guru Nanak Stadium on Thursday.
The home quartet of Kashish, Manmeet Kaur, T Dhillon and Sehnoor Bawa delivered under pressure in a closely contested race, combining well to finish in 2 minutes 13.18 seconds and secure the top spot.
Maharashtra remained in contention throughout but eventually had to settle for silver after clocking 2:14.30. Haryana were not far behind, taking bronze in 2:14.59.
Punjab also found a place on the podium in the girls’ shot put, where Jasmine Kaur produced a best effort of 15.62 metres to claim silver. Haryana’s Anjali took the title with a throw of 16.02m, while Rajasthan’s Drona Choudhary secured bronze with 15.40m.
Karnataka’s Nupura Holla emerged victorious in the girls’ 100m hurdles, crossing the line in 13.78 seconds. Tamil Nadu’s Rajsree VB finished second in 14.23 seconds, while Uttar Pradesh’s Khushi Patel clocked 14.42 seconds for bronze.
The girls’ 200m title went to Maharashtra’s Bhoomika Nehate, who produced an impressive 23.92-second run to take gold. Sahaya Jemima M of Tamil Nadu claimed silver in 24.54 seconds, while another Maharashtra athlete, Saawari Kulkarni, completed the podium with a time of 24.67 seconds.
Maharashtra added another sprint gold in the boys’ competition through Manas Shinde. He won the 200m in 21.51 seconds, finishing ahead of West Bengal’s Mehbubul Ahamed and Uttar Pradesh’s Harit Chaudhary, who took silver and bronze, respectively.
The field events also witnessed strong performances on the concluding day. Jharkhand’s Himanshu Kumar Singh cleared 2.09m to win the boys’ high jump title. Assam’s Zubin Gohain secured second place, while Tamil Nadu’s Sakthivel VN finished third.
In the boys’ long jump, Bihar’s Prem Raj led the field with a winning leap of 7.58m. West Bengal’s Sanjoy Mondal took silver with 7.23m, while Uttar Pradesh’s Sukhvir Singh registered 7.10m to claim bronze.
The sprint medley victory, however, ensured that the hosts had a memorable final flourish, with Punjab’s young quartet delivering gold in front of the home crowd as the national championship drew to a close.
