India’s Nitin Gupta wins 5000m race walk silver at Asian U-18 Youth Athletics C’ship

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New Delhi, Apr 16: India’s Nitin Gupta won the silver medal in the 5000m race walk competition of the sixth Asian Under-18 Athletics Championship in Dammam, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.

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Gupta clocked 20:21.51sec to finish second on the podium. The gold was claimed by China’s Zhu Ninghao with a timing of 20:21.50sec.

Chinese Taipei’s Sheng Qin Lo won the bronze with 21:37.88sec.

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The 17-year-old Gupta had broken his own national record last month during the National Youth Athletics Championship in Patna by clocking a personal best of 19:24.48 sec.

Later in the day, Indian athletes will also be seen in action in other events such as discus throw, long jump, 100m and 400m sprints for both boys and girls. (PTI)

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