Shivaji parashuram

Asian U23 Athletics Championships: India’s promising distance runner Shivaji Parashuram settled for a silver medal in the men’s 10,000m on the penultimate day of the inaugural edition of the Asian U23 Athletics Championships in Ordos, China, on Saturday. Discus thrower Priya and low hurdler Shravani Sachin Sangle added two bronze medals to India’s tally of 11 on Saturday.

Saturday’s 10,000m silver was the second Asian U23 medal for Parashuram, according to information provided by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

Earlier, he had won the 5,000m silver on the opening day. Parashuram pursued the gold in the men’s 10,000m race on Saturday but eventually settled for silver with a time of 29:33.54, a personal best.