Nishchay sets national U18 discus record in Chennai

At the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, Haryana’s Nishchay set a new national record in the men’s U18 discus throw. His second legal attempt reached 66.75m, surpassing the previous national and meet record of 64.09m established by Arjun in 2010.

Vishal Kumar of Rajasthan earned the silver medal with a throw of 57.72m, while Dev Chauhan of Haryana took the bronze with 55.28m.

Other notable results from the competition include:

- Men's U20 Shot Put: Akhand Pratap Singh (Uttar Pradesh) won gold with 18.12m. - Men's U18 5,000m Race Walk: Lal Krishna S (Kerala) secured first place in 21:29.76. - Men's U18 Heptathlon: Advith V Yadav (Karnataka) finished first with 4,860 points. - Women's U18 Discus Throw: Oshin (Haryana) took gold with 43.81m. - Women's U20 High Jump: Juin Mantusa and Mohur Mukerjee (both West Bengal) shared the top position at 1.71m.