New Delhi, April 16: India's Nitin Gupta won the silver medal in the 5000m race walk competition of the sixth Asian Under-18 Athletics Championships in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday. Gupta clocked 20:21.51 sec to finish second on the podium. The gold was claimed by China's Zhu Ninghao with a timing of 20:21.50 seconds. Neeraj Chopra Begins Javelin Season With Gold Medal at Potchefstroom Invitational; Registers 84.52M Throw in South Africa (Watch Video).

Chinese Taipei's Sheng Qin Lo won the bronze with 21:37.88 sec. The 17-year-old Gupta had broken his own national record last month during the National Youth Athletics Championship in Patna by clocking a personal best of 19:24.48 sec.

Nitin Gupta Wins Race Walk Silver at Asian U-18 Youth Athletics Championship 2025

Tannu won a silver medal in women's 400m event, clocking a timing of 57.63s while Aarti clinched bronze medal in women's 100m event, registering a timing of 11.93s. Also, Nischay won bronze medal in discus throw event with an effort of 58.85m.

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