Sunil Kumar Wins Decathlon Gold At Asian U20 Athletics Championship

Sunil Kumar Wins Decathlon Gold At Asian U20 Athletics Championship

Asian U20 Athletics Championship

Sunil Kumar of India won gold in the men's decathlon with a score of 7003 points at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Yecheon, South Korea. Apart from Sunil’s heroics, Pooja clinched women’s high jump silver after finishing with a 1.82m jump while Bushra Khan, secured silver in women’s 3000m race. In the women’s 4x100m relay, India secured bronze with a time of 45.36s.

Siddharth Choudhary won gold in the men's Shot Put with a throw of 19.52m, while Shivam Lohakare took silver in the Javelin with a throw of 72.34m. Sharuk Khan clocked 8:51.74 in men’s 3000m steeplechase to add another silver to India’s medal tally.

India’s Overall Medal

India is placed third in the overall rankings with 12 medals – Three each of gold, silver and bronze. Japan tops the chart with 10 golds and 17 medals overall while China is placed second with 14 medals.

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