Indian Athletes Shine at 21st U-20 Asian Athletics Championship 2024

Current Context: Indian athletes indeed had a remarkable performance at the 21st U-20 Asian Athletics Championships 2024 held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from April 24 to 27.

• The Indian contingent won seven golds, eleven silvers, and eleven bronze medals to finish second on the medals tally.
• Here are some of the notable performances:
• Deepanshu Sharma won India’s first gold medal in Dubai in the men’s javelin throw with a distance of 70.29m.
• Anurag Singh Kaler (men’s shot put), Pavana Nagaraj (women’s long jump), Ekta Dey (women’s 3000m steeplechase) and Ranvir Singh (men’s 3,000m steeplechase) were successful in winning gold medals.
• Harshit Kumar, competing in the men’s hammer throw, won the only gold for the Indians on the third day when he registered a distance of 66.7m.
• The 4x400m women’s relay team of Anushka Dattatray Kumbhar, Kanista Teena Maria Deva Shekhar, Sai Sangeetha Dodla, and Sandramol Sabu also topped the podium.
• Laxita Sandilea, who won the gold medal at the Asian U20 championships last year in 1500m, settled for a silver medal in Dubai.
• Aarti, competing in the women’s 10,000m race walk, achieved the qualification standard for the U20 World Championships with her time of 47:45.33.

Question:

Q.1 Who won India’s first gold medal at the 21st U-20 Asian Athletics Championships 2024 in Dubai?
a. Anurag Singh Kaler
b. Deepanshu Sharma
c. Harshit Kumar
d. Pavana Nagaraj