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Tanya Chaudhary Breaks Record As Avinash Sable Returns
Tanya Chaudhary threw a hammer farther than any Indian woman had before.
Her throw measured 68.35 metres.
She broke Anushka Yadav’s earlier record of 67.02 metres.
Avinash Sable returned to the 3000-metre steeplechase after more than a year away from the event.
He won the race in 8 minutes and 32.39 seconds.
Sable is preparing for the Asian Games and hopes to compete in two events.
Other Indian athletes also won sprinting, javelin and shot-put events.
The competition helped athletes practise before the Asian Games.
Winners received Rs 1 lakh each from the event’s prize fund.
Tanya Chaudhary set a women’s hammer throw national record of 68.35 metres.
Avinash Sable won the 3000m steeplechase in 8:32.39 on his return to the event.
Anushka Yadav finished second in the hammer throw with 66.34 metres.
Harita Bhadra, Animesh Kujur, Rohit Yadav and Tajinderpal Singh Toor won other events.
The meet prepared Asian Games-bound athletes and offered a total prize fund of Rs 65 lakh.
- Who
- Indian athletes including Tanya Chaudhary, Avinash Sable, Anushka Yadav and other Asian Games-bound competitors.
- What
- The Indian Athletics Series Final produced a women’s hammer throw national record and marked Sable’s winning return to the 3000m steeplechase.
- Where
- At the Indian Athletics Series Final; the precise venue is not stated in the articles.
- When
- Thursday; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Why
- The meet was held as preparation for Indian athletes selected for the upcoming Asian Games.
Key facts
- Hammer throw record
- Tanya Chaudhary threw 68.35m, surpassing Anushka Yadav’s 67.02m record.
- Steeplechase winner
- Avinash Sable won the 3000m steeplechase in 8:32.39.
- Prize for winners
- Winners of each of the 30 events received Rs 1 lakh.
- Total prize fund
- The meet offered a total prize fund of Rs 65 lakh.
- Other winners
- Harita Bhadra won the women’s 100m, Animesh Kujur won the men’s 100m, Rohit Yadav won the javelin and Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the shot put.
- Asian Games preparation
- The meet included almost all athletes from India’s 77-member Asian Games athletics team, with some exceptions.
Quotes
Avinash Sable
Indian steeplechase runner and Asian Games team member
“I have been training for both 3000m steeplechase and 5000m. I am hoping to run in both in the Asian Games.”
rediff.com
Tanya Chaudhary
Indian hammer thrower representing Uttar Pradesh
“My previous personal best is 63.91m. I have done 65m-plus two-three times (at the inter-university level) but those were not counted as official. Now, I am able to do it (break the national record). So, it is a new beginning.”
rediff.com
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