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Asian U20 Athletics: Shahnavaz Khan Dominates Men's Long Jump, India’s Gold Medal Tally Swells To Seven

By IANS News May 30, 2026 • 20:44 PM View: 68

Compatriot Jithin Arjunan Raman Chandrasekaran: Indian athletes added three more gold medals to the tally on the penultimate day of the 22nd Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Saturday. Nikhil Chandrashekar (3000m steeplechase), Basant (high jump), and Shahnavaz Khan (long jump) swelled the Indian gold medal tally to seven. India won four gold medals on Friday.

Nikhil Chandrashekar sprinted home to victory in the men’s 3000m steeplechase. His winning time of 9:25.44 seconds was a personal best.

Shahnavaz Khan added a second gold medal as he dominated the men’s 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’s third gold on Saturday came through Basant in the men’s high jump. He cleared 2.20m.