Nikhil Chandrashekar sprinted home to victory in the men\u2019s 3000m steeplechase. His winning time of 9:25.44 seconds was a personal best.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Shahnavaz Khan added a second gold medal as he dominated the men\u2019s 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\u2019s third gold on Saturday came through Basant in the men\u2019s high jump. He cleared 2.20m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aarti added bronze to the medal tally. She finished third in the women\u2019s 200m with a time of 24.12 seconds, a personal best. Bhumika Sanjay Nehate finished a close fourth with a time of 24.13 secs. In the women\u2019s javelin throw, India\u2019s Poonam finished eighth with a throw of 46.55m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
China is leading the medal tally with ten gold medals. India, with seven golds, is currently second on the table. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Aarti added bronze to the medal tally. She finished third in the women\u2019s 200m with a time of 24.12 seconds, a personal best. Bhumika Sanjay Nehate finished a close fourth with a time of 24.13 secs. In the women\u2019s javelin throw, India\u2019s Poonam finished eighth with a throw of 46.55m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On her way to winning the gold medal with a jump of 1.93m, Pooja improved the decade-old national record of 1.92m set by Sahana Kumari in 2012. Pooja\u2019s performance on Friday was also better than the previous Asian U20 meet record of 1.90m set by Svetlana Radzivil of Uzbekistan in 2006.<\/p>\r\n\r\n