The Delhi State Open Athletics Championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is witnessing a healthy participation with over 2,100 athletes taking part in the three-day event (April 3-5). In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the organisers allowed athletes from other states to participate, attracting competitors from the north-eastern, southern and western regions too, making it a national-level meet.
On the second day of the meet, the men’s 100m featured Amiya Kumar Mallick, the previous national record holder with a time of 10.26 secs. However, he lost to West Bengal’s Rohan Ghosh, who clocked 10.56s. Amiya was second at 10.70secs with Delhi’s Narender third (10.81secs).
Other notable performances include Ashish Yadav of Uttar Pradesh winning the boys’ U-20 javelin with a throw of 74.99m, and Asian cross-country medallist Sonam Kumari winning the girls’ U-20 3000m clocking 10:46.41.
