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New Delhi ( Raghwendra Pratap Singh) : <\/strong>India continued its impressive performance at the Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong, taking its medal tally to eight, including four gold, two silver and two bronze medals, and climbing to second place in the standings behind China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the second day of competition yesterday, Indian athletes won seven medals, including four golds. The standout performance came from 19-year-old Pooja Singh, who clinched gold in the women\u2019s high jump with a leap of 1.93 metres. In the process, she broke the 14-year-old senior national record of 1.92 metres, set by Sahana Kumari in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

India\u2019s three other gold medals came through Nitin Gupta, who won the men\u2019s 5,000-metre race walk, Amanat Kamboj, who topped the women\u2019s discus throw, and Rahul Jakhar, who bagged gold in the men\u2019s decathlon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadhana Devi won silver in the women\u2019s triple jump, while Upkar secured silver in the men\u2019s decathlon. Neeru Pathak added a bronze medal in the women\u2019s 400 metres.India had opened its medal account on Thursday when Nipam claimed bronze in the women\u2019s 100 metres. A 48-member Indian contingent, comprising 30 men and 18 women, is participating in the championships, which will conclude tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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