Asian U20 Athletics Championships: India starts medal hunt - Deepanshu Sharma wins javelin gold!
Asian U20 Athletics Championships: india starts medal hunt - Deepanshu Sharma wins javelin gold!India's Deepanshu Sharma won India's first gold in the javelin throw with a throw of 70.29 meters at the 21st Asian U20 Athletics championship which began in dubai today. Asian U20 Athletics Championships: india starts medal hunt - Deepanshu Sharma wins javelin gold! The Athletics Federation of india has selected a 60-man squad for the Asian U-20 tournament, which serves as a qualifier for the World U-20 Athletics Championship. It will be held from august 27th to 31st in Lima, Peru, South America. The Asian U20 Athletics Championships for the World Championships began today in Dubai. India's Dipanshu Sharma won India's first gold by throwing a distance of 70.29 meters in the javelin throw today. Also, Rohan Yadav won the silver medal in javelin throw with a distance of 70.03 meters. Similarly, Rithik Rathi, who competed for india in the discus throw category, won the silver medal by throwing a distance of 53.01 meters. India starts medal hunt - Deepanshu Sharma wins javelin gold!It is noteworthy that in last year's Asian U20 Athletics championship, india bagged 19 medals including 6 gold medals, and stood 3rd in the medal list.