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Abinaya Rajarajan and Neil Samraj set national records in Chennai

National Junior Athletics Championships Abinaya Rajarajan Neil Samraj 100m national record Chennai athletics

At the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships in Chennai, sprinters Abinaya Rajarajan and Neil Samraj both established new national records.

Abinaya Rajarajan set a new national record in the Under-20 women’s 100m with a time of 11.49 seconds, improving upon her previous mark of 11.54 seconds. In the Under-18 men's category, Neil Samraj clocked 10.45 seconds to win gold, lowering his own national 100m record for the third time this season.

In other events, Amanat Kamboj of Punjab set a meet record in the women's U20 discus throw with a distance of 51.44m, surpassing the previous record of 49.85m. Abhinandan Suryavan of Maharashtra won the Men's U20 5,000m with a time of 14:32.08.

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Abinaya Rajarajan · Amanat Kamboj · Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium · National Junior Athletics Championships · Neil Samraj

Sources

Athletics: Four track and field records improved at National Junior Meet [bhaskarlive.in]
Athletics: Four track and field records improved at National Junior Meet [www.socialnews.xyz]
National Junior Athletics Championships: Four Records Fall as Lodenge Ramu, Tanu Chaudhary and Chuki Birda Shine [yespunjab.com]
Won't stop until I run sub 10.4s: Sprinter Neil after lowering Junior NR for 3rd time [www.newindianexpress.com]