Bangkok [Thailand], July 14 (ANI): Reliance Foundation’s Jyothi Yarraji scripted historical past in type on the Asian Athletics Championships by changing into the primary Indian ever to win gold within the 100m hurdles occasion on the continental championships in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday.
In moist and slippery circumstances attributable to heavy rain, Jyothi clocked a time of 13.09s within the last to complete on prime in a robust discipline. Japan’s Asuka Terada (13.13s) and Masumi Aoki (13.26s) gained silver and bronze respectively.
In 22 earlier editions of the event, the one Indians to medal within the 100m hurdles occasion had been Anuradha Biswal (bronze in 2000) and Jayapal Hemasree (bronze in 2013).
Jyothi was the quickest within the heats too, clocking a timing of 12.98s to prime Heat 1 and advance to the ultimate. She fell simply in need of eclipsing the meet document, which stands at 12.97s.
The solely Indian lady in historical past to run a time beneath 13s on this occasion, Jyothi pipped her Japanese opponents in a photograph end. She had come into the competitors because the favorite, having been the quickest lady in Asia this yr.
Her latest kind has additionally been elegant. She was named the Best Female Athlete on the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships, the place she gained two Golds and one silver.
She will subsequent be in motion within the 200m occasion on the Asian Athletics Championships.
Earlier within the competitors, Reliance Foundation’s Gulveer Singh had completed fifth within the 10000m occasion on the opening day of the competitors after ending with a time of 29:53.69s. He may even be in motion within the 5000m occasion later on the Championships. (ANI)