The 19-year-old clocked 45.81 to finish second in Heat 5 and qualify for the semi-final, breaking his own record of 46.05 set at the U20 Federation Cup in Bengaluru in April. In the semifinal Heat 3, Ashfaq clocked 46.00 to finish third and progress to the final. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
His compatriot Piyush Raj finished fifth in Heat 6 with a time of 47.78 and failed to make it to the final round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the men\u2019s high jump, Basant qualified for the final with a jump of 2.14m, finishing fifth in qualification Group A. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
K. Ambriesh finished with a best jump of 2.05m failed to qualify after finishing 12th in qualification Group B. Notably, no athlete in either group managed to clear the automatic qualification mark of 2.21m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s shot put, Anshu missed out on a place in the final. She registered a best throw of 15.24m, falling 21cm short of the final qualification cutoff, to finish ninth in Group A and 14th overall in the qualification round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
India\u2019s Tanu Chaudhary suffered a heartbreak in the women\u2019s 400m hurdles heats, placing fifth with a 1:00.03 finish, falling short to qualify for the semifinals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the women\u2019s shot put, Anshu missed out on a place in the final. She registered a best throw of 15.24m, falling 21cm short of the final qualification cutoff, to finish ninth in Group A and 14th overall in the qualification round.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Amanat Kamboj finished sixth in the women\u2019s discus throw final, recording a personal best mark of 53.24m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n