Kujur betters own meet record in 200m; Puneet wins 5,000m; Moumita takes home long jump gold
The Hindu
Animesh Kujur secures sprint double gold medals with record-breaking performance at Indian Open under-23 athletics meet.
PATNA
Animesh Kujur bettered his own meet record in 200m to secure his first set of sprint double gold medals in the Indian Open under-23 athletics meet at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna on Monday (September 30, 2024).
Kujur showed complete domination to outshine his opponents as he clocked 20.65, which was better than the 20.87 he posted last year.
“Because of the way I prepared, I am not happy with the timing. But it’s good to get my first double,” said Kujur.
Puneet Yadav followed up his 10,000m title with the 5,000m crown. Moumita Mondal, the 100m hurdles champion, bagged her second gold as she won the long jump with an effort of 6.27m.
K.A. Anamika, who lost her expensive spikes on the first day of the heptathlon event, set a new meet record of 5,160 points.
Altogether four new meet records were set on the concluding day.
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