Full list of Indian medallists & medal tally at Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024

India clinched 13 medals on first two days of the championships.

India’s young athletics talents have made a strong start at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Dubai, bagging 13 medals, including five gold on the opening two days of the competition.

Deepanshu Sharma led the charge, winning India’s first gold of the championships with a massive 70.29m throw in the men’s javelin. His compatriot Rohan Yadav took silver with 70.03m as the two hogged the top two spots.

There was more joy for India in the men’s discus throw where Ritik Rathee claimed silver with a 53.01m effort. Priyanshu also won India a silver medal, clocking 3:50.85 minutes in the 1500m finals.

The 60-member Indian contingent will look to build on this bright start over the next two days of competition.

On day two, India added nine medals with Aarti securing a hard-fought bronze in the women’s 10,000m race walk, clocking 47:45.33 seconds. She also surpassed the World U20 qualification time of 49 minutes.

In shot put, Anurag Singh Kaler clinched gold with a throw of 19.23 meters, while Siddharth Choudhary earned a bronze with a distance of 19.02 meters. Vinod Singh claimed silver in the men’s 5000m race, completing it in 14:09.44 seconds. Pavana Nagaraj soared to gold in the women’s long jump, covering a distance of 6.32 meters.

India had finished a creditable third in the 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships with 19 medals (6 gold, 7 silver, 6 bronze). This year’s event doubles up as the qualifying competition for the World U20 Championships to be held in Lima, Peru from August 27-31.

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Indian medallists at Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024

Athlete	Event	Medal
Ritik	Men’s discus throw	Silver
Deepanshu Sharma	Men’s javelin throw	Gold
Rohan Yadav	Men’s javelin throw	Silver
Priyanshu	Men’s 1500m	Silver
Aarti	Women’s 10,000m race walk	Bronze
Anurag Singh Kaler	Men’s Shot Put	Gold
Siddharth Chaudhary	Men’s Shot Put	Bronze
Amanat Kamboj	Women’s Discus throw	Silver
Ranvir Ajay Singh	3000m Men’s Steeplechase	Gold
Ekta Pradeep	3000m Women’s Steeplechase	Gold
Vinod Singh	Men’s 5000m	Silver
Aman Chaudhary	Men’s 400m	Bronze
Pavana Nagaraj	Women’s Long Jump	Gold
Shreeya Rajesh	Women’s 400m Hurdles	Bronze
Laxita Vinod Sandilea	Women’s 800m	Silver
Abiram, Kanista Deva Shankar, Navpreet Singh and Sandramol Sabu	4x400m Mixed Relay	Silver
Harshit Kumar	Men’s Hammer Throw	Gold
Prateek	Men’s Hammer Throw	Bronze
Laxita Vinod Sandilea	Women’s 1500m	Silver
Ekta Dey	Women’s 5000m	Silver
Sunita Devi	Women’s 5000m	Bronze
Gaurav Bhaskar Bhosale	Men’s 3000m	Silver
Vikas Kumar Bind	Men’s 3000m	Bronze
Unnathi Aiyappa	Women’s 100m Hurdles	Bronze
Men’s Relay Team	4x100m Relay	Bronze
Dev Meena	Pole Vault	Bronze
Men’s Relay Team	4x400m Relay	Gold
Women’s Relay Team	4x400m Relay	Silver
Mohd. Atta Sazid	Men’s Long Jump	Bronze

Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024 Medal Tally

Sr No.	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	16	10	3	29
2	India	7	11	11	29
3	Japan	7	4	8	19
4	Uzbekistan	4	1	2	7
5	Qatar	4	1	0	5
6	Hong Kong	2	2	2	6
7	Thailand	2	1	1	4
8	Kazakhstan	1	4	2	7
9	Taiwan	1	2	0	3
10	Iran	1	1	0	2
11	South Korea	0	2	6	8
12	Sri Lanka	0	2	3	5
13	Vietnam	0	2	0	2
14	Saudi Arabia	0	1	2	3
15	Iraq	0	1	1	2
16	Malaysia	0	0	2	2
17	Indonesia	0	0	1	1

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