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Jr U20 Federation Cup Athletics: Odisha’s Quarter-miler Bapi Hansda, Haryana's Aarti claim Gold With New Mark
National Junior U20 Federation Cup: Odisha’s promising quarter-miler Bapi Hansda etched his name in record books by setting a meet record in the men’s 400m race while Haryana’s Aarti raced to glory in the women’s 10,000m race walk event on the second day of the 22nd National Junior U20 Federation Cup Athletics Championships at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre here on Saturday.
Bapi Hansda clocked a superb time of 46.90 seconds to win gold in the men’s 400m, which was better than the previous record of 46.93 seconds. The Asian Qualifying Mark in the men’s 400m is 48.10 seconds.
Earlier in the morning session, Haryana’s Aarti clocked 47:21.04 to win gold in the women’s 10,000 race walk event. On her way to winning gold, she bettered both the meet record of 48:25.90 and the national record of 47:30.94. She has also achieved the Asian Qualifying mark in her event.
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