Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024: Indian athletes secure 9 medals, including 4 gold, on Day 2

Indian athletes secured a total of nine medals on the second day of the ongoing Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024 in Dubai on Thursday, April 25, including four gold medals, two silver, and three bronze.

Gujarat’s Ranvir Kumar Singh clinched the men’s 3000m steeplechase gold medal, clocking 9:22.67 seconds while junior national record holder Ekta Pradeep Dey secured the women’s 3000m steeplechase gold medal with 10:31.95 seconds.

On the other hand, Karnataka long jumper Pavana Nagaraj garnered her personal best of 6.32m to secure the gold medal while Uttar Pradesh’s shot putter Anurag Singh Kaler grabbed the gold medal with 19.23m, with defending champion Siddarth Choudhary settling for bronze (19.02m).

Madhya Pradesh’s Vinod Singh secured the silver medal in the men's 5000m event, clocking 14:09.44 seconds while Punjab’s Amanat Kamboj racked up the silver medal in women’s discus throw with 50.45m.

Meanwhile, the junior Federation Cup women’s discus throw champion in March 2024 with 50.17m, Nikita Kumari settled for the fourth position with 46.84m on Day 2.

Delving into the details of the bronze medals, Delhi’s Aman Chaudhary clinched the men’s 400m bronze, clocking 47.53 seconds, while Haryana’s junior national record holder Aarti secured the women’s 10,000m race walk bronze.

Regrettably, in the women’s 400m event, Anushka Kumbhar (56.52s) and Sai Sangeetha Dodia (57.26s) finished in fifth and seventh ranks, respectively. The duo had come into the competition with a lot of expectations.

Here's a look at the Indian medalists on Day 2:

Athlete	Event	Medal
Deepanshu Sharma	Men's javelin throw	Gold
Anurag Singh Kaler	Men's shot put	Gold
Ekta Dey	Women's 3,000m steeplechase	Gold
Ranvir Kumar Singh	Men's 3,000m steeplechase	Gold
Pavana Nagaraj	Women's long jump	Gold
Ritik	Men's discus throw	Silver
Rohan Yadav	Men's javelin throw	Silver
Priyanshu	Men's 1500m	Silver
Amanat Kamboj	Women’s discus throw	Silver
Vinod Singh	Men's 5000m	Silver
Aarti	Women's 10,000m race walk	Bronze
Aman Choudhary	Men's 400m	Bronze
Siddharth Choudhary	Men's shot put	Bronze

About Asian U20 Athletics Championships

A total of 60 Indian athletes - 31 men and 29 women - are taking part in the ongoing Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024. Notably, the ongoing championships are a qualifying campaign for the World U20 Athletics Championships which will take place in Lima, Peru, from August 27 to 31.

In the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2023, India clinched 19 medals to finish at the third spot in the medal tally, behind Japan and the People’s Republic of China.