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Multiple records mark Day 1 of National Junior Athletics Championships

The opening day of the 37th AFI National Junior Athletics Championships at the SAI Regional Centre in the city witnessed multiple record breaking performances.

Junior National Athletics

Sentinel Digital DeskBy : Sentinel Digital Desk

  |  12 Nov 2022 5:18 PM GMT

Our Sports Reporter

Guwahati: The opening day of the 37th AFI National Junior Athletics Championships at the SAI Regional Centre in the city witnessed multiple record breaking performances. Devansh Jagga, a 10th standard student from the border town of Fazilka, Punjab won gold in the under-16 Discus Throw breaking the previous record which was set by Delhi's Ram Narayan Maurya last year.

Devansh Jagga broke the under-16 National and meet record four times. He opened with a throw of 55.02m to get the records and improved that with 55.03m on his third visit, 55.98m on the fifth and 57.01m on the final attempt

The other record breaking performance came in the women's Long Jump event. Uttar Pradesh Long Jumpers Shaili Singh and Nidhi won the U20 women's and U18 girls titles with meet records. Shaili Singh broke Renu's meet mark of 6.22m set in 2018 with a winning leap of 6.38m on her third attempt today. Nidhi, also from Uttar Pradesh, improved on the record of 6.10m set 21 years ago by Ruta Patkar with a 6.12m effort on her second try.

The five-day championship got under way at the SAI Sports complex in the city today. The tournament was inaugurated by Nandita Garlosa, Minister for Power, Mines, Minerals etc. Stanley Jones, Chairman of Technical Committee of AFI, former international athlete Tayabun Nessa,, president of the Assam Athletics Association Lakhya Konwar, secretary Ashoke Bharali and several other dignitaries attended the opening ceremony.

Also read: National Junior National Athletics begins in Guwahati today at SAI Sports Complex

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