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NEW DELHI: A star was born at the National Inter-State Championships on Wednesday as 18-year-old Uttar Pradesh hammer thrower Anushka Yadav produced a stunning performance to rewrite Indian athletics history and become the country’s youngest record holder.Competing at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, the teenager from Baleni village in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district broke the women’s hammer throw national record with a massive effort of 67.02m, surpassing the previous mark of 65.25m set by Sarita Singh in 2017.What makes the achievement even more remarkable is that Anushka broke the national record twice during the competition. After opening with a throw of 62.07m, he surpassed the long-standing mark with a second-round effort of 65.64m before producing a stunning 67.02m in his final attempt.The performance represented a huge leap from his previous official personal best of 62.89m, which he recorded while winning gold at the National Games last year. His opening throw was enough to clear the Athletics Federation of India Asian Games qualifying standard of 61.72m.
From the farm to the national record books. Anushka’s amazing journey
Anushka’s journey to the national record books is as inspiring as she has been. From a farmer’s family, he wanted to become a sprinter before his father, former hammer thrower Sushil Yadav, steered him towards the throwing event.“My father made me play hammer. I have three personal coaches, including my father and Chirag Yadav. I train at my local ground,” Anushka said after her record-breaking effort.The teenager revealed that he first picked up a hammer at the age of 12 and now has bigger ambitions.“I want to throw 70m plus and win gold in the Asian Games,” he said.His success became even more impressive because he suffered a ligament fracture just a few months ago.“It happened in March when I was trying to fix a problem with our tractor on our land at home. My brother and father were also there at the time. Luckily, I recovered quickly,” he said.
A record-breaking day shines at the National Inter-State Championships
While Anushka stole the spotlight, the opening day also witnessed another national record as Madhya Pradesh’s Dev Meena cleared 5.46m in the men’s pole vault, bettering the previous mark of 5.45m.National record holder Jyothi Yarraji also made an emotional comeback from a year-long injury layoff, clocking 12.99 seconds to win the women’s 100m hurdles title.“I expected better timing but I feel very good. Exactly today last year I got hurt. The same day I went back to track and I showed myself. This means a lot to me,” said Yarraji.
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