Chennai
Contemporary from his record-breaking spree, India’s Sharuk Khan might be one to look at through the three-day fourth South Asian Junior Athletics Championships beginning Wednesday right here on the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Sharuk Khan is amongst 62 sturdy Indian athletics crew chosen by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the competitors.
Sharuk Khan, who hails from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh holds the nationwide U20 3,000m steeplechase file (8:42.06). He plans to additional enhance his efficiency right here in Chennai. “I’m wholesome. I ought to have the ability to do my greatest,” the steeplechase runner mentioned on the eve of the three-day competitors.
Focus may also be on Pooja, nationwide U20 file holder in ladies’s excessive leap. Her season and private better of 1.83m, a nationwide file, was recorded on the simply concluded World Athletics U20 Championships held in Lima, Peru.
Anurag Singh Kaler, Siddharth Choudhary (shot put) and Ritik (discus throw), medal winners on the 2024 Asian U20 Championships held earlier this 12 months in Dubai, are looking forward to make an excellent impression within the South Asian Championships.
N Ramesh, chief junior nationwide athletics coach can also be anticipating sprinters to dominate relay occasions. “Indian 4x100m ladies’s crew had set a nationwide U20 file (45.31 seconds) on the World U20. They need to have the ability to proceed their good work right here in Chennai,” the chief junior nationwide athletics coach added.
Majority of the members of the Indian crew had competed within the World Athletics U20 Championships held in Peru. “The competitors in Chennai might be good publicity for the promising athletes on the house floor,” N Ramesh mentioned.
Sri Lanka can also be fielding a robust 54-member crew. Pakistan (I2), Bhutan (5), Nepal (9), Bangladesh (16) and Maldives (15) are different taking part groups. All of the crew have arrived. The crew members went for a heat up on the stadium at the moment, N Ramesh added.
