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India’s 20km race walkers Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh Bisht on Sunday certified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in addition to 2023 Global Championships throughout the Asian Championships right here.
Vikash and Paramjeet completed 2nd and 3rd within the open class males’s segment of the Asian 20km Race Strolling Championships, clocking 1:20:05sec and 1:20:08sec respectively, in the back of Qian Haifeng (1:19:09) of China.
The qualifying mark for each the 2024 Paris Olympics and 2023 Global Athletics Championships in August in Budapest, Hungary is 1:20:10, which the 2 Indians breached by way of a small margin.
Akshdeep Singh, who has already certified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in addition to 2023 Global Athletics Championships by way of successful the Nationwide Championships closing month, clinched gold within the respectable access class, clocking 1:20:57, and completed 5th total.
As in line with the contest regulations, a rustic can ship athletes within the open classes — but even so the respectable access — for the aim of giving publicity to them however their efficiency might not be counted as respectable.
India had despatched 4 males and 3 ladies race walkers within the open class, but even so the 2 respectable entries — one guy and one girl — within the continental match.
Suraj Panwar and Hardeep, the 2 different Indians within the open class, clocked 1:22:31 and 1:25:38 respectively.
Priyanka Goswami, who has additionally already certified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in addition to 2023 Global Athletics Championships by way of successful the Nationwide Championships closing month, clinched bronze within the ladies’s respectable access class, clocking 1:32:27, and completed fourth total.
Munita Ptajapati and Bhawna Jat neglected the Olympics and Global Championships qualifying mark of one:29:20 by way of a large margin, clocking 1:33:22 and 1:36:20 respectively within the open class.
The 3rd Indian girl within the open class, Sonal Sukhwal didn’t get started the race. India now has 4 race walkers who’ve certified for the 2024 Olympics in addition to Global Championships.
