Fast-rising Rezoana Mallick Heena and Bharatpreet Singh clinched a gold medal each in women's 400m race and men's discus throw respectively to launch India's campaign at the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/asian-u20-athletics-championships-participation-of-two-pole-vaulters-unconfirmed-as-their-poles-stuck-at-delhi-airport-23290226" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Asian U-20 Athletics Championship</a> on an emphatic note, here on Sunday.
Heena clocked 53.31 seconds -- just a tad below her personal best of 53.22s -- to win the gold.
She had also won a gold in the Asian U-18 Athletics Championships in Tashkent in April.
Bharatpreet picked up the second gold for India with a best throw of 55.66m on the opening day of competitions.
Antima Pal won India's third medal of the day -- a bronze -- in the women's 5,000m race with a time of 17 minutes and 17.11 seconds.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/kipyegon-breaks-1500m-womens-world-record-23290347" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Also Read: Kipyegon breaks 1,500m Women&rsquo;s World record</a>
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Fast-rising Rezoana Mallick Heena and Bharatpreet Singh clinched a gold medal each in women`s 400m race and men`s discus throw respectively to launch India`s campaign at the Asian U-20 Athletics Championship on an emphatic note, here on Sunday

Asian U-20 Athletics Championships: India win two gold and one bronze medal

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Fast-rising Rezoana Mallick Heena and Bharatpreet Singh clinched a gold medal each in women's 400m race and men's discus throw respectively to launch India's campaign at the Asian U-20 Athletics Championship on an emphatic note, here on Sunday

Asian U-20 Athletics Championships: India win two gold and one bronze medal

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