On the opening day of the 38th National Junior Athletics Championship, two national records were broken. Amanat Kamboj from Punjab set a new record in the girls’ under-16 discus category with a throw of 45.18m, surpassing the previous record set in 2010. Joy Baidwan, also from Punjab, achieved a remarkable heave of 15.19m in the girls’ under-14 shot put, breaking the previous record. The host state, Tamil Nadu, celebrated victories in the under-18 triple jump and pole vault events, with Paveena Rajesh and V. Karthika securing gold medals, respectively.
National Junior Athletics Championship: Kamboj and Baidwan Set New Records
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