New Delhi: Star Indian sprinter Jyothi Yarraji on Sunday clinched gold medal at the ongoing 38th National Games at the Ganga Athletics Ground (Maharana Pratap Sports College) in Dehradun. She accounted for the meet record by clocking 13.10s to finish on the top of the podium in the event.
Starting the final sprint from the third lane, Yarraji, who donned the bib no. 106, didn’t have an ideal start with West Bengal’s Moumita Mondal seen in the lead. However, the Andhra Pradesh athlete wasn’t the one to be left behind and she thrusted her way to bridge the gap with Moumita.
The Asian Games silver medallist was soon in the lead after crossing the second hurdle. It looked an intense fight between Jyothi and Moumita in the crunch moments but, in the end, the trainee of the Reliance Foundation, prevailed with ease. The timing of 13.10 seconds was bettered hours after she clocked 13.20s to top the Heat 1 of the women’s 100m hurdles.
With a timing of 13.36s, Moumita settled for the sliver while Tamil Nadu’s Nithya Ramraj took the bronze medal home after attaining 13.60s time.
Athletics, National Games Uttarakhand: Jyothi Yarraji seals the deal in the women’s 100mH as she clocks a solid early season timing of 13.10s..
Well done to Moumita and Nithya as well for silver and bronze medals respectively..
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— Vishank Razdan (@VishankRazdan) February 9, 2025
Yarraji’s Dominant Performance in Dehradun
Earlier in the day, Jyothi Yarraji clocked 13.10s during her heats to smash the meet record. Interestingly, she surpassed her own mark of 13.22 seconds, which was achieved at the National Games 2023 edition held in Goa.
The 25-year-old Indian athlete holds the national record of 12.78 seconds to bag the bronze medal at the FISU World University Games 2023 in Chengdu. She equalled the same timing at the Motonet GP in Jyvaskyla, Finland.
Star Indian sprinter Jyothi Yarraji secured gold and a new meet record in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 38th National Games in Dehradun. Clocking an impressive 13.10 seconds, she surpassed her own previous record set in 2023. Other Sports Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
