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Ace sprinter of Odisha Animesh Kujur bagged a bronze medal in the Men's 200m at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Gumi on Saturday.
Kujur secured the third position in the Men's 200m event with a timing of 20.32 seconds. In the process, Kujur set a new national record.
India's first medal of the day came through Kujur, who ended a decade-long wait for the country in the men's 200m with a bronze.
It was India's first in the event since Dharambir Singh's bronze in the 2015 edition.
The 21-year-old from Odisha delivered a standout performance, clocking a national record of 20.32 seconds, bettering his own mark of 20....