Anand Singh’s best throw in Asian Under-23, won gold!

Competing in his first international event in Ordos, China, 22-year-old Anand produced a personal best throw of 80.57m. He crossed the 80 meter mark, improving his previous best throw by 2.89 metres.

The athlete from Uttar Pradesh had entered the championships with a personal best of 77.68 metres, which he had achieved at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar on June 28. That throw came in the sixth and final round. In that championship, he stood fourth after Rohit Yadav, Yashvir Singh and Sachin Yadav.

Earlier this year, Anand had also impressed at the Indian Open Throw Competition in Patiala. He finished second with a throw of 76.94 metres. Earlier, the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) had shortlisted a 54-member national track and field team for the Asian Under-23 Athletics Championships to be held in Ordos from July 9 to 12.

Indian team:

Men: Vibhaskar Kumar, Sam Vasanth S (100m/4x100m relay), Harsh Santosh Raut, Mohammed Shan P, Laukik Anant Melge, Aniket Nalvade (4x100m relay), Abhay Singh (200m), J Pandian (200m), Aastik Pradhan, Setu Mishra (400m/4x400m relay), Aman Chaudhary, Sharan M, Sahil Malik, Tarandeep. Singh (4x400m relay), Shakeel, Vinod Kumar Bhanot (800m), Sakir, Hrithik Deol (1500m), Shivaji Parshuram (5,000m/10,000m), Vinod Singh (5,000m), Shailesh Kushwaha (10,000m), Shahrukh Khan (3,000m steeplechase), Sudeep (high jump), Mohammad Muhasin (triple jump), Dev Kumar. Meena, Kuldeep Kumar (pole vault), Mohammad Atta Sajid (long jump), Bharatpreet Singh (discus throw), Shivam Lohakare, Anand Singh (javelin throw), Harshit Kumar (hammer throw), Abhijeet Bhosale (decathlon), Sachin ji (race walk 21 km).

Women: Kiruthika, Akshaya S, V Sudiksha, Sanjana, Abinaya Rajarajan (4x100m relay), Huidrom Bhumeshwar (800m/1500m), Vaishnavi Raval (800m), Shreya Rajesh, Sabita Toppo (100m hurdles), Prachi Deokar (3000m steeplechase), Nitika Anup Akare (pole vault), Shaili Singh (long Jump), Vidhi (shot put), Anupriya VS (shot put), Priya (discus throw), Shravani Sachin Sangle (400 m hurdles/4×400 m relay), Nofisa Khatoon, Tahura Khatoon, Boomika Nehte, Sandra Mol Sabu, C Janice Stella (4×400 m relay), Anamika KA (heptathlon), Aarti (race walk 21 km).