HONG KONG, May 30: Indian athletes clinched three gold medals to continue their strong performance and retain the second spot at the end of the third and penultimate day of the Asian U20 Championships here on Saturday.
Nikhil Chandrashekar (3000m steeplechase), Basant (high jump) and Shahnavaz Khan (long jump) swelled the Indian gold medal tally to seven.
India had won four gold medals on Friday.
Nikhil Chandrashekar sprinted to victory in the men’s 3000m steeplechase.
His winning time of 9:25.44 seconds was his personal best.
Shahnavaz Khan won the second gold medal as he dominated the men’s long jump.
His best jump of the day was 7.84m. Compatriot Jithin Arjunan Raman Chandrasekaran won silver with a jump of 7.66m.
India’s third gold on Saturday came through Basant in the men’s high jump. He cleared 2.20m.
Aarti added a bronze to the medal tally. She finished third in the women’s 200m with a time of 24.12 seconds, a personal best.
Bhumika Sanjay Nehate finished a close fourth with a time of 24.13 seconds.China is leading the medal tally with 10 gold medals. India, with seven gold, is currently second in the medal table. The Asian U20 Athletics Championships (formerly Asian Junior Athletics Championships) are the Asian championships open for those of age according to junior. It is currently organized by the Asian Athletics Association. (PTI)
