U18 boys
Neil Samraj sets youth national and meet record in 100m on the opening day of the National Youth Athletics Championships at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana, Punjab, on Tuesday. Photo credit: AFI Image Source: IANS
Neil Samraj Sets Youth National And Meet Record In 100m At National Youth Athletics C'ships
National Youth Athletics Championships: In a stunning display, Neil Samraj won the gold in the U18 Boys 100m event at the National Youth Athletics Championships, setting a new meet and national record with a time of 10.46s in Ludhiana, Punjab, on Tuesday.
The 17-year-old Neil from Tamil Nadu was well ahead of his competitors in a career-best display that marks him out as one of India's most exciting sprinters.
Neil Samraj's winning time of 10.46 seconds was better than the previous national record of 10.63 seconds set by Anshu Rajak in 2023 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The meet record of 10.68 seconds was in the name of Parth Singh, set in 2024 in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh.
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