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India Wins Three Medals at Youth Track and Field Championships! 🏆

India's young athletes earned three medals at the world under‑twenty track and field championships. 🏆

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Silver medal in men's javelin throw by Ashish Yadav.

Silver medal in men's high jump by Basant Kumar Meghwal.

Bronze medal in men's long jump by Shahnavaz Khan.

India finished with three medals overall.

Women's 4x400 metre relay team did not place on the podium.

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Ashish Yadav threw a javelin far enough for a silver medal.

Basant Kumar Meghwal cleared a high jump height and also took silver.

Shahnavaz Khan jumped the longest in the long jump and got bronze.

The women's 4x400 metre relay team missed the podium this time.

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7 words

javelin

a long spear that athletes throw as far as they can

high jump

a competition where you jump over a bar placed higher each round

long jump

a competition where you run and jump as far as possible into a sand pit

relay

a race where each team member runs a part and then passes a baton

under‑twenty

for athletes who are younger than twenty years old

track and field

sports that include running races, jumping, and throwing

podium

the raised platform where winners stand to receive medals

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