Nishchay improves national discus mark twice to clinch junior athletics gold

Haryana’s Nishchay won gold in the men’s under-18 discus throw at the National Junior Athletics Championships in Chennai, setting a national record of 66.75m. He surpassed the previous 64.09m mark, while Rajasthan’s Vishal Kumar and Haryana’s Dev Chauhan took silver and bronze

Hyderabad: Haryana’s Nishchay set a national record in the men’s under-18 discus throw to win gold at the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Monday.

Nishchay opened with a throw of 64.72m, surpassing the previous national and meet record of 64.09m set by Arjun in 2010. He improved the national mark further with a throw of 66.75m in his second legal attempt. His third attempt measured 64.70m, while his final three attempts were recorded as no marks.

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Rajasthan’s Vishal Kumar won silver with a throw of 57.72m, while Haryana’s Dev Chauhan took bronze with 55.28m.

Results

Men

U-20

Shot put: Akhand Pratap Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 18.12m; Aryan Satpute (Maharashtra) 18.08m; Abhimanyu Kushwaha (Maharashtra) 17.89m.

U-18

Discus throw: Nishchay (Haryana) 66.75m (national record); Vishal Kumar (Rajasthan) 57.72m; Dev Chauhan (Haryana) 55.28m.

5,000m race walk: Lal Krishna S (Kerala) 21:29.76; Pawan Singh Gurjar (Rajasthan) 21:30.93; Firdous Alam (Assam) 21:35.26.

Heptathlon: Advith V Yadav (Karnataka) 4,860 points; Nagar Singh Kanesh (Madhya Pradesh) 4,817 points; Akash Ashvini (Bihar) 4,706 points.

Boys U-16

High jump: Jasbin James (Kerala) 1.80m; Jinay Shah (Gujarat) 1.80m; Gulshan Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 1.80m.

Long jump: Arman Khan (Uttar Pradesh) 5.18m; Rohit Raj (Bihar) 5.06m; Longjam T (Manipur) 5.03m.

Women

U-20

High jump: Juin Mantusa (West Bengal) 1.71m; Mohur Mukerjee (West Bengal) 1.71m; S Alice Deva Prasann (Tamil Nadu) 1.65m.

U-18

High jump: Shravani Sanas (Maharashtra) 1.63m; Ashmika CP (Kerala) 1.60m; Aaradhya Chaudhary (Rajasthan) 1.60m.

Discus throw: Oshin (Haryana) 43.81m; Maninder Kaur (Chandigarh) 42.81m; Sona Mohan T (Kerala) 42.12m.

3,000m race walk: Ranjana Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) 13:58.57; Bhumi (Delhi) 14:40.60; Manisha (Uttar Pradesh) 14:56.49.

Heptathlon: Muskan (Haryana) 4,790 points; Anamika Ajesh (Kerala) 4,743 points; Sonali Das (West Bengal) 4,262 points.

Girls U-16

Long jump: Prapthi RV (Karnataka) 4.20m; Arthi SK (Tamil Nadu) 4.19m; Abinaya P (Tamil Nadu) 4.11m.