Race-walker Khatri gets India's second medal at World U-20 Athletics Meet
Amit Khatri secured a silver medal in 10m race walk event to join the 4X400m mixed relay team (bronze) on the podium.
Amit Khatri secured a silver medal in 10m race walk event to join the 4X400m mixed relay team (bronze) on the podium.
Amit Khatri secured a silver medal in 10m race walk event to join the 4X400m mixed relay team (bronze) on the podium.
Nairobi: India's Amit Khatri won silver medal in the 10km race walk for men at the World U-20 Athletics Championship here on Saturday after the 4x400m mixed relay team won bronze a few days back.
Khatri clocked 42:17.94 minutes to finish behind host country's Heristone Wanyoni of Kenya, who won the gold with a timing of 42:10.84 minutes. Khatri did lead the race till Wanyoni overtook him during the last two laps of the race.
Paul McGrath of Spain won the bronze medal with a timing of 42:26.11 minutes. Both gold and bronze medal winners recorded their personal best timings at the event.