Andhra Pradesh governor S. Abdul Nazeer congratulated reigning Asian champion and Olympian Jyothi Yarraji on winning the gold medal in an impressive 12.99 seconds time in the women's 100m hurdles at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 in Taipei.
Olympian Jyothi Yarraji continued her scorching form this season after she scripted a victory in the women's 100m hurdles as India bagged six gold medals on the opening day of the Taiwan Athletics Open 2025 in Chinese Taipei on Saturday.
The Indian athletes fought hard and gave a good account of themselves on the concluding day of the 26th Asian Athletics Championships here on Saturday in the South Korean City of Gumi to swell the overall medal tally to 24 to finish in second place behind China.
At Gumi on Thursday, Sable and Jyothi secured the gold medal in the men's 3000 m steeplechase and women's 100 m hurdle events, respectively, while the Indian women's team also defended their 4x400m relay title, as per Olympics.com.
During the competition, the focus will also be on Jyothi Yarraji (100m hurdles), Parul Chaudhary (3000m steeplechase) and Abdulla Aboobacker (triple jump), who will return to defend their respective Asian titles in Gumi from May 27 to 31, as per Olympics.com.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced the squad on Friday, following the conclusion of the Federation Cup in Kochi, which served as the final selection trial event, according to Olympics.com.
Olympian Jyothi Yarraji bagged the gold medal in the women's 100m hurdles event at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition 2025 in Kochi, Kerala, on Tuesday, according to Olympics.com.
A total of 11 athletes from Reliance Foundation, including national record holders Jyothi Yarraji and Gurindervir Singh, have already breached the qualification mark for the Asian Championships
Records galore on the second day of track and field at 38th Uttarakhand National Games here at Dehradun's newly laid eight-lane track at Sports College Campus. Three individuals and one men's 4x100m relay National Games record were bettered on a warm Sunday afternoon session, as per the Nati
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Indian athlete Jyothi Yarraji was felicitated by INS Satvahana under the Eastern Naval Command for her historic achievement as India's first female Olympic hurdler.