Sharuk Khan enters steeplechase final with national record at World U-20 meet
Another Indian, Jay Kumar qualified for the men's 400m final after finishing third in his semifinal heat.
Another Indian, Jay Kumar qualified for the men's 400m final after finishing third in his semifinal heat.
Another Indian, Jay Kumar qualified for the men's 400m final after finishing third in his semifinal heat.
Lima: India's Sharuk Khan broke the national U-20 record in 3000m steeplechase to qualify for the final with a sixth-place finish in his heat at the World Athletics U-20 Championships here.
The 18-year-old ran 8 minutes, 45.12 seconds to finish sixth in heat one late Wednesday night and qualify for the final to be held on Friday.
The top-eight finishers in each of the two heat races qualified for the final.
The earlier national U-20 record in this event was in the name of 19-year-old Rajesh of Rajasthan who had clocked 8:50.12sec while finishing fourth at the Federation Cup National Senior Championships in May in Bhubaneswar.
Khan's earlier personal best was 8:51.75sec, which he had clocked while winning a silver at the Asian U-20 Championships in Korea in June last year.
Another Indian, Jay Kumar qualified for the men's 400m final after finishing third in his semifinal heat with a personal best time of 46.96 seconds.