More Sports Athletics Athletics National junior athletics: Sunil, Harshita shine as records tumble While Sunil Dawar broke a 24-year-old under-20 national record in the men's 5000m, Delhi hammer thrower Harshita Sehrawat bettered her under-18 national record. Stan Rayan KOCHIN 08 February, 2021 20:59 IST Delhi hammer thrower Harshita Sehrawat bettered her under-18 national record with a 63.33m effort. - SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Stan Rayan KOCHIN 08 February, 2021 20:59 IST Sunil Dawar broke a 24-year-old under-20 national record in the men's 5000m at the National junior athletics championships in Guwahati on Monday. National junior athletics championships: Ankita betters Sunita Rani’s mark He clocked 14:13.95s to better Gojen Singh’s time of 14:14.48 which came at the World Junior Championships in Sydney in 1996. With that, he completed a 1500-5000m double at the Sarusajai Stadium, a feat which he had achieved in the recent Junior Federation Cup in Bhopal too. National junior athletics: Reshma Patel clinches gold, breaks national record Meanwhile, Delhi hammer thrower Harshita Sehrawat bettered her under-18 national record with a 63.33m effort. Haryana walker Amit Khatri and sprint hurdlers Aparna Roy (Kerala) and Yashwant Kumar Laveti (AP) also came up with quality performances.The results:Men: Under-20: 5000m: 1. Sunil Dawar (MP) 14:13.95s NR, OR 14:14.48, Gojen Singh, Sydney, 1996; 2. Puneet Yadav (Har) 14:16.75, 3. M. Sathish Kumar (TN) 14:37.54. 110m hurdles: 1. Yashwant Kumar Laveti (AP) 13.92s ENR; 2. Vikas Ananda Khodke (Mah) 13.97, 3. Usaid Khan (UP) 14.16. High jump: 1. Piyush Singh (Haryana) 2.08m, 2. J Arvind (TN) 2.03, 3. Abhar Atul Datta (Mah) 2.03. Hammer throw: 1. Jai Chand (Raj) 65.65s, 2. Himanshu (Har) 59.34, 3. Mayank Yadav (Del) 55.47.Boys: Under-18: 110m hurdles: 1. V. Muhammed Hanan (Ker) 13.94s, 2. Mohit (Har) 14.11; 3. A. Graceson Jeeva (TN) 14.12. 10000m walk: 1. Amit Khatri (Har) 42.15.91s MR, OR 42:41.68, Parveen Kumar, Ranchi, 2018), 2. Bajarangi Prajapati (MP) 43:36.53, 3. Aditya Negi (Utk) 43:36.93. Pole vault: 1. Ankit Kumar (UP) 4.50m, 2. R. Sakthi Mahendran (TN) 4.40, 3. Neeraj Kumar (UP) 4.30. Long Jump: 1. Abinand Surendran (Ker) 7.11m, 2. S. Sanmath Darshan (TN) 7.01, 3. Avinash Ramachandra (MP) 6.89. Triple Jump: 1. S. Mithilesh Kumar (TN) 15.03m, 2. Jwngsar Basumatary (Asm) 15.00, 3. V.S. Sebastian (Ker) 14.72. Hammer Throw: 1. Mohammad Shahban (UP) 67.20m, 2. Mohammad Nadeem (UP) 65.91, 3. Nirbhay Choudhary (Del) 64.04.Under-16: 80m hurdles: 1. Hariharan Kathiravan (TN) 10.80s, 2. Sandip Gond (Mah) 10.81s 3. Rajendra Sidhu (Odi) 10.84. 5000m walk: 1. Ashish Santosh Yadav (Har) 22:19.79s 2. Himanshu Kumar (Utk) 22:23.69, 3. Babendra Singh (Utk) 23:00.14.Under-14: Shot Put: 1. Hemant Singh Rawat (MP) 18.84m NR, OR 17.88m, Dhanveer Singh, Coimbatore, 2016), 2. Yash Chhikara (Del) 17.52, 3. Ommkar Prasad (Odi) 16.33.Women: Under-20: 3000m: 1. Chatru Ghumnaram (Raj) 9:54.90s, 2. Rebi Pal (UP) 10:02.58, 3. Ruby Kashyap (UP) 10:06.48. 100m hurdles: 1. Aparna Roy (Ker) 13.83s MR, OR 14.00, Aparna Roy, Guntur, 2019; 2. P.M. Thabitha (TN) 14.13s, 3. Gurdeep Kaur (Pun) 14.46. Discus throw: 1. Grima (Har) 46.67m, 2. Pooja (Har) 44.54, 3. Neetika Verma (UP) 43.90.Girls: Under-18: 100m hurdles: 1. Nandini Agasara (Tel) 13.83s, 2. Pooja (Har) 15.45; 3. S. Akschida (TN) 15.54. Triple jump: 1. Monika (Har) 11.77m, 2. A. Abinaya Sri (TN) 11.76; 3. Nimisha Dayma (MP) 11.62. Hammer throw: 1. Harshita Sehrawat (Del) 63.33m NR, OR 61.93, Hong Kong, 2019; 2. Manjita (Raj) 53.37; 3. Tanya Chaudhary (UP) 52.39.Under-16: 80m hurdles: 1. Unnathi Aiyyappa Bolland (Kar) 11.50s, 2. Sabita Toppo (Odi) 11.77, 3. Saniya Mahendra Sawanth (Mah) 11.90.Under-14: Shot Put: 1. Anshu (Har) 14.25m NR, OR 13.07, Bharti, Tirupati, 2018; 2. Amanat Kamboj (Pun) 13.82, 3. Pearl Praveen D’Souza (Mah) 12.78. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.