The 18-year-old national record holder in the U20 women\u2019s 100m was slow off the blocks but regained lost ground as she shifted gears to post a time of 11.62 seconds to win the bronze medal. The sprinter from Uttar Pradesh has a personal best (also national U20 record) of 11.53 seconds, clocked during a domestic meet in April. \u201cI\u2019m excited to have won a bronze medal for the team,\u201d jubilant Nipam said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Nipam is also a member of the national 4x100m relay team and was confident of winning another medal in the four-day continental meet.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Qatar\u2019s 16-year-old Dana Noor Salem had a good start and eventually won the gold medal with a time of 11.47 seconds. China\u2019s Xinxuan Chen, 16, took home the silver with a time of 11.54 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s Vikas Kumar missed out on a medal as he finished fourth in the men\u2019s 3,000m race. He clocked 8:24.88, a personal best.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s 400m heats, India\u2019s Neeru Pathak was a comfortable winner in her heat with a time of 54.42 seconds. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tahura Khatun finished second in her heat with a time of 55.06 seconds. Both athletes have qualified for the final. However, it wasn\u2019t Mohammed Ashfaq's day. The athlete from Kerala finished fifth in the men\u2019s 400m semis with a time of 47.06 seconds and did not progress to the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s hammer throw, India's Ashuvendra Pratap Singh (64.34m) and Aman (63.40m) finished seventh and eighth, respectively.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Tahura Khatun finished second in her heat with a time of 55.06 seconds. Both athletes have qualified for the final. However, it wasn\u2019t Mohammed Ashfaq's day. The athlete from Kerala finished fifth in the men\u2019s 400m semis with a time of 47.06 seconds and did not progress to the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The four-day 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships will conclude on May 31.<\/p>\r\n\r\n