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National Youth Athletics: Suraj Singh Sets 1,000m Record; Haryana Emerge Overall Winners
National Youth Athletics Championship: Uttarakhand’s Suraj Singh hogged the spotlight as he became champion in the boys' 1,000m race with a new national record in the U18 group on the final day of the 20th National Youth Athletics Championship at Patliputra Sports Complex here on Wednesday.
The boys' 1,000m race turned out to be the most exciting event of the final day as the top four runners improved the U18 meet record and the top two improved the 15-year-old national youth record of 2:27.20, set by Rahul Pal in 2010.
Singh’s winning time was 2:26.04, a National Youth Record. Vikas Kumar of Uttar Pradesh won silver with a time of 2:26.59 and also dipped below the national youth record. Sohit Vijender of Haryana won bronze with a time of 2:27.27 which was better than the meet record of 2:28.89 clocked last year by Md Nooruddin in Bilaspur.
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