National junior athletics | Basant, Narpat win gold, but fail to qualify for under-20 Worlds

Rajasthan’s Basant (high jump) and Narpat Singh (hammer throw) won gold medals in their respective men’s under-20 events but narrowly missed under-20 Worlds qualification marks in the National junior athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium here on Sunday.

Basant recorded 2.11m, while the qualification standard was 2.12m. Narpat, who threw the hammer to 67.45m, fell short by 55cm.

Kerala’s Abiya Ann Gigi rewrote the girls’ under-16 high jump national record with an effort of 1.56m. Second-placed Dhanya S. (1.53m) of Tamil Nadu also bettered the previous record.

The results: Finals (winners only): U-20: Men: 5000m race walk: Amit Kumar (Cht) 19:47.76; High jump: Basant (Raj) 2.11m; Hammer: Narpat Singh (Raj) 67.45m;

U-20: Women: 3000m: Sonam Parmar (MP) 10:01.46; 5000m race walk: Manisha (Raj) 23:43.58; Triple jump: Paveena Rajesh (TN) 12.42m; Hammer throw: Gunjan Singh (UP) 47.78m.

U-18: Men: Long jump: Shivam Yadav (UP) 7.34m; Shot put: Nischay (Har) 19.48m.

U-18: Women: Long jump: Sadhana Ravi (TN) 5.94m.

U-16: Boys: High jump: Sakthivel V.N. (TN) 1.81m; Girls: High jump: Abiya Ann Gigi (Ker) 1.56m (NR, Old 1.52m, Y. Potanapalli, 2024).

U-16: Girls: 1000m medley relay: Maharashtra 2:17.36.

U-14: Girls: Javelin: Aaradhya Singh (Har) 38.64m.