ETV Bharat / sports

Watch: Jyothi Yarraji wins India's first ever 100m hurdles medal at WUG; breaks personal national record

author img

By

Published : Aug 5, 2023, 12:47 PM IST

Updated : Aug 5, 2023, 12:53 PM IST

The 23-year-old Yarraji has clocked 12.78 seconds to finish third in the women's 100m hurdles final, bettering her earlier national mark of 12.82 seconds. Viktoria Forster of Slovakia won gold by clocking 12.72 followed by silver medalist Yanni Wu of China who clocked it in 12.76.

Star athlete Jyothi Yarraji won India's first ever 100m hurdles medal a bronze at the World University Games while smashing her own national record time, here on Friday. Another national record holder sprinter, Amlan Borgohain also won India's first ever 200m medal at the World University Games as he picked a bronze medal with a season's best time of 20.55 seconds.
Jyothi Yarraji and Amlan Borgohain with their medals at the 31st World University Games underway in China, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023.

Chengdu/Hyderabad: Praises pour in for star athlete Jyothi Yarraji after she won India's first ever 100m hurdles medal a bronze at the World University Games while smashing her own national record time, here on Friday.

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated Jyothi Yarraji on her winning bronze at the 31st World University Games in women's 100m hurdles. Thakur referred to her enrolment in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme and her brilliant effort which earned her a historic triumph with a personal best timing of 12.78s, bettering her national record for the 5th time.

  • 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 🥉𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 🔥🔥

    Kudos to #TOPScheme hurdler 🏃‍♀️ @JyothiYarraji on winning BRONZE at the 31st World University Games in women’s 100mH.

    Her brilliant effort earned her a historic triumph with a personal best timing… pic.twitter.com/dV4iq7NlnC

    — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 5, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Another national record holder sprinter, Amlan Borgohain also won India's first ever 200m medal at the World University Games as he picked a bronze medal with a season's best time of 20.55 seconds. Before Friday, India won just four medals in track and field events at the World University Games. In sprint races, only Dutee Chand had won a medal of 100m gold in the 2019 edition of the World University Games before Yarraji and Borgohain's bronze medals on Friday.

The 23-year-old Yarraji clocked 12.78 seconds to finish third in the women's 100m hurdles final, bettering her earlier national mark of 12.82 seconds which she had recorded in October 2022. Viktoria Forster of Slovakia won the gold medal, clocking 12.72, while Yanni Wu of China took the silver with a time of 12.76 seconds.

The 25-year-old Borgohain missed his own national record of 20.52 by a whisker. Tsebo Isadore Matsoso of South Africa won the gold with a time of 20.36 while Yudai Nishi of Japan was second in 20.46. With the two medals on Friday, India now has won 11 gold, 5 silver, and 9 bronze, placed in fourth spot in the standings. China is on top of the medals tally, followed by Korea and Japan.

Also read: PM praises medal-winning athletes at Berlin Special Olympics Summer World Games

Indian athletics' first medal at the World University Games came in the 2013 edition in Kazan, Russia, where shot putter Inderjeet Singh won a silver. Inderjeet went on to win a gold in the 2015 edition in Gwangju, South Korea. In the 2017 edition in Taipei, Sanjivani Jadhav won a silver in the 10,000m race before Dutee Chand clinched a 100m gold in 2019 in Naples, Italy. (with PTI inputs)

Chengdu/Hyderabad: Praises pour in for star athlete Jyothi Yarraji after she won India's first ever 100m hurdles medal a bronze at the World University Games while smashing her own national record time, here on Friday.

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur congratulated Jyothi Yarraji on her winning bronze at the 31st World University Games in women's 100m hurdles. Thakur referred to her enrolment in the Target Olympic Podium (TOP) Scheme and her brilliant effort which earned her a historic triumph with a personal best timing of 12.78s, bettering her national record for the 5th time.

  • 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨 🥉𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙 🔥🔥

    Kudos to #TOPScheme hurdler 🏃‍♀️ @JyothiYarraji on winning BRONZE at the 31st World University Games in women’s 100mH.

    Her brilliant effort earned her a historic triumph with a personal best timing… pic.twitter.com/dV4iq7NlnC

    — Anurag Thakur (@ianuragthakur) August 5, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Another national record holder sprinter, Amlan Borgohain also won India's first ever 200m medal at the World University Games as he picked a bronze medal with a season's best time of 20.55 seconds. Before Friday, India won just four medals in track and field events at the World University Games. In sprint races, only Dutee Chand had won a medal of 100m gold in the 2019 edition of the World University Games before Yarraji and Borgohain's bronze medals on Friday.

The 23-year-old Yarraji clocked 12.78 seconds to finish third in the women's 100m hurdles final, bettering her earlier national mark of 12.82 seconds which she had recorded in October 2022. Viktoria Forster of Slovakia won the gold medal, clocking 12.72, while Yanni Wu of China took the silver with a time of 12.76 seconds.

The 25-year-old Borgohain missed his own national record of 20.52 by a whisker. Tsebo Isadore Matsoso of South Africa won the gold with a time of 20.36 while Yudai Nishi of Japan was second in 20.46. With the two medals on Friday, India now has won 11 gold, 5 silver, and 9 bronze, placed in fourth spot in the standings. China is on top of the medals tally, followed by Korea and Japan.

Also read: PM praises medal-winning athletes at Berlin Special Olympics Summer World Games

Indian athletics' first medal at the World University Games came in the 2013 edition in Kazan, Russia, where shot putter Inderjeet Singh won a silver. Inderjeet went on to win a gold in the 2015 edition in Gwangju, South Korea. In the 2017 edition in Taipei, Sanjivani Jadhav won a silver in the 10,000m race before Dutee Chand clinched a 100m gold in 2019 in Naples, Italy. (with PTI inputs)

Last Updated : Aug 5, 2023, 12:53 PM IST

TAGGED:

World University GamesStar athlete Jyothi won bronzeStar athlete Jyothi Yarraji

Quick Links / Policies

Get Us On

ETV Bharat IOS AppETV Bharat Google App

Please write to us, for media partnership and Ad-sales inquiries. Email: adops@etvbharat.com

Featured

In Frames: For India's Garbage Pickers, A Miserable And Dangerous Job Made Worse By Extreme Heat

Explained: How Fiscal Data For First 2 Months Comes As Relief For FM Sitharaman Ahead of Budget 2024-25

Explained: How US Obesity Drug May Help Treat Sleep Apnea; India Will Have To Wait

Renewal of USA's Focus On Tibet

ETV Bharat Logo

Copyright © 2024 Ushodaya Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., All Rights Reserved.