GUWAHATI: Uttarakhand's Ankita Dhyani announced her arrival as a - middle and long-distance- runner of immense potential by breaking Sunita Rani's National U20 record in the women's 5,000m on the opening day of the National Junior Athletics Championships. 18-year-old Ankita Dhyani clocked 16:21.19 to improve the national record from 16:21.59 that Sunita Rani had set earlier in 1997. Earlier, Pavana Nagaraj (Karnataka) and Mohur Mukherjee (West Bengal) battled intensely at the High Jump pit while Anurag Singh Kaler (Uttar Pradesh) and Nikhlesh (Haryana) locked horns at the Shot Put circle to rewrite U-16 national records.
Pavana Nagaraj claimed gold with a National U-16 record with a clearance of 1.73m, edging out Mohur Mukherjee before Anurag Singh Kaler dominated the Shot Put competition by lowering the National Record twice with his first two attempts over 19.23m and 20.16m.
Vivek Kumar (Madhya Pradesh) won the boys under-18 Javelin Throw gold comfortably with a 72.83m effort.
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