Hong Kong: India added two medals on Day 2 of the U20 Asian Athletics Championships as Nitin Gupta clinched gold in the men’s 5000m race walk, clocking 19:47.49 to finish ahead of Sheng-qin Lo of Chinese Taipei (19:56.17) and Japan’s Chihiro Obata (20:06.73). This marks India’s first gold at the current edition of the championships.
FIRST GOLD FOR INDIA 🥇
Nitin Gupta walks his way into history with a sensational GOLD in the Men’s 5000m Race Walk! 😍
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SILVER FOR INDIA 🥈
Sadhana Ravi jumps her way to Asian U20 Silver in style! 🔥
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Redemption Moment for Nitin Gupta
The 18-year-old’s victory comes after a controversial setback earlier in the season, when he was disqualified following a protest in a national-level race walk event. The Athletics Federation of India celebrated his gold, calling it a “sensational” performance on X.
Sadhna Ravi Secures Silver in Triple Jump
In the women’s triple jump, Sadhna Ravi claimed silver with a best effort of 12.84m (+0.5). China’s Yiqing Xie won gold with 13.36m (+1.3), while Kazakhstan’s Mariya Chshipacheva took bronze with a personal best of 12.70m.
India also had earlier success with a bronze in the women’s 100m and a promising decathlon performance by Rahul Jakhar, keeping the country in strong medal contention at the championships.