Athletics: Indian athletes shine in Taiwan Open; Vithya Ramraj, Rohit Yadav, Pooja, Krishna Kumar Bag Gold Medal | More sports news
New Delhi: On the last day of the Taiwan Open International Athletics event, three -time national champions Vithya Ramraj led the Indian party’s successful campaign with Rohit Yadav, Pooja and Krishna Kumar, each won gold medals in their respective programs.Yashas Palaksha achieved individual best of 42.22s by earning silver in the men’s 400 meter hurdles after failing to qualify for the 2025 Asian Championship.Withya won gold in the women’s 400m hurdles with 56.53, this year her third best performance, a valuable ranking points for the upcoming World Championship. The Tamil Nadu athlete specializes in 400 meters hurdles, 400 meters and 4 × 400 meters relay.
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His last notable time includes 56.04 in the Federation Cup final and 56.46S in the Asian Championship final.In men’s spear, Rohit won gold with a 74.42 meter throw. Taipei’s Huang Shih-Feng claimed silver with 74.04 meters, while his country’s Cheng Chao-Tsun took bronze with 73.95 meters.
Pooja set a championship record of 2: 02.79S in the women’s 800 meter final, with fellow Indian Twinkle Chaudhary, who finished second with 2: 06.96.In a remarkable return, Krishna Kumar won the men’s 800 meter finals, with a new championship record of 1: 48.46.
