Nishchay Shatters National U18 Discus Throw Record, Announces Himself As A Rising Star

Haryana’s Nishchay delivered a record-breaking performance in the boys’ U18 discus throw, clinching the gold medal with a new national record at the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Monday.

Nishchay made an immediate impact with his opening attempt of 64.72m, surpassing the previous national and championship record of 64.09m set by Arjun in 2010. The young thrower raised the benchmark even further in his second valid attempt, sending the discus to 66.75m to establish a new national record. He followed it up with a throw of 64.70m in his third attempt, while his remaining three efforts were recorded as no marks.

Rajasthan’s Vishal Kumar secured the silver medal with a best throw of 57.72m, while Haryana’s Dev Chauhan completed the podium, claiming bronze with a distance of 55.28m.

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Results

Men: U20: Shot put: Akhand Pratap Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 18.12m, Aryan Satpute (Maharashtra) 18.08m, Abhimanyu Kushwaha (Maharashtra) 17.89m.

Men: U18: Discus throw: Nishchay (Haryana) 66.75m (national record), Vishal Kumar (Rajasthan) 57.72m, Dev Chauhan (Haryana) 55.28m.

Men: U18: 5,000m race walk: Lal Krishna S (Kerala) 21:29.76 seconds, Pawan Singh Gurjar (Rajasthan) 21:30.93 seconds, Firdous Alam (Assam) 21:35.26 seconds.

Men: U18: Heptathlon: Advith V Yadav (Karnataka) 4860 points, Nagar Singh Kanesh (Madhya Pradesh) 4817 points, Akash Ashvini (Bihar) 4706 points.

Boys: U16: High jump: Jasbin James (Kerala) 1.80m, Jinay Shah (Gujarat)1.80m, Gulshan Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 1.80m.

Boys: U16: Long jump: Arman Khan (Uttar Pradesh) 5.18m, Rohit Raj (Bihar) 5.06m, Longjam T (Manipur) 5.03m.

Women

Women: U20: High jump: Juin Mantusa (West Bengal) 1.71m, Mohur Mukerjee (West Bengal) 1.71m, S Alice Deva Prasann (Tamil Nadu) 1.65m.

Women: U18: High jump: Shravani Sanas (Maharashtra) 1.63m, Ashmika CP (Kerala) 1.60m, Aaradhya Chaudhary (Rajasthan) 1.60m.

Women: U18: Discus throw: Oshin (Haryana) 43.81m, Maninder Kaur (Chandigarh) 42.81m, Sona Mohan T (Kerala) 42.12m.

Women: U18: 3,000m race walk: Ranjana Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) 13:58.57 seconds, Bhumi (Delhi) 14:40.60 seconds, Manisha (Uttar Pradesh) 14:56.49 seconds.

Women: U18: Heptathlon: Muskan (Haryana) 4790 points, Anamika Ajesh (Kerala) 4743 points, Sonali Das (West Bengal) 4262 points.

Girls: U16: Long jump: Prapthi RV (Karnataka) 4.20m, Arthi SK (Tamil Nadu) 4.19m, Abinaya P (Tamil Nadu) 4.11m.