Pole Vaulter M Gowtham and long jumper Vishnu of University of Madras, javelin thrower Jyoti of Chaudhary Devi Lal University and middle-distance runner Amandeep Kaur of Panjab University set new Games records to light up the last day of athletics action in the 4th Khelo India University Gam
Anupriya took up shot-put with her mother Rajani donning the role of a coach during the initial years. On Tuesday, the 18-year-old from Kerala etched her name in the record books of Khelo India Youth Games when she won the gold medal with a new meet record of 17.22m.
Kerala's Anupriya V S and Madhya Pradesh's Vikas Bind set new Games records in girls' shot put and boys 3000 metres race respectively on the first day of athletics competitions in the ongoing Khelo India Youth Games 2023 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Outdoor Stadium here on Tuesday.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the country a gold in athletics in the ongoing Asian Games on Sunday. India has 12 medals in athletics so far, with two gold, five silver and five bronze.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was left "spellbound" after witnessing Tajinderpal Singh Toor defend his gold medal in the shot put event at the ongoing Asian Games on Sunday.
The flurry of medals continued for India as Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the country's its second gold in athletics in the ongoing Asian Games on Sunday.
Indian athlete Kiran Baliyan, who put an end to India's 72-year-long medal drought in women's shot put, confessed to being unaware of this historic achievement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended wishes to Kiran Baliyan who rewrote history by becoming the first woman athlete to win a medal in shot put after 72 years.