World Athletics U20 Championships: India end campaign with three-medal haul
India's World Athletics U20 Championships campaign concluded with three medals. This performance matches the country's medal tally from the 2021 and 2022 editions. Ashish Yadav and Basant Kumar Meghwal secured silver medals for India. Shahnavaz Khan then added a bronze medal in the men's long jump. The team's consistent medal performance highlights global junior level improvement.
India concluded their campaign at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Oregon, USA, with a three-medal haul. High jumper Pooja Singh secured one of those medals, claiming silver in the women's high jump. The 19-year-old finished seventh in the final, clearing a height of 1.84 meters, falling short of her personal best and India's national senior record. Pooja, a reigning Senior Asian Athletics Championships gold medallist, had aimed for a national senior record of 1.93 meters.
The other two medals came from the men's 4x400m relay team, who secured silver, and from men's high jumper Basant Kumar Meghwal, who won silver in the men's high jump event. These three medals marked a significant improvement for India, as they had only won four medals in the past 17 years at this level. In 2002 and 2003, India secured historic gold medals for Neeraj Chopra and Hima Das, respectively.
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