KHELO INDIA YOUTH GAMES : Durga and Muskan broke previous record in 1500m

Two new meet records were created in the 1500m athletics event in both the boys’ and girls’ categories of the 6th Khelo India Youth Games in Chennai on Wednesday. Durga Singh of Bihar (4:29.22) and Muskan (Rajasthan) (4:33.95), who finished first and second in girls’ 1500m broke the previous record held by Sneha (4:35.45) set in 2020. Only Durga’s record will be considered. In boys’ 1500m, Rahul Sarnaliya of Uttarakhand erased the previous mark of Arjun Waskale (3:51.57, 2022) by running in a time of 3:51.12. Earlier, the twin sisters from Kanyakumari, M. Ansilin and M. Akslin caught the media attention, finishing first and second in girls’ 800m. Tamil Nadu boys’ and girls’ teams won the squash titles, defeating Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra 2-0 in the final respectively. Tamil Nadu won a total of 3 gold and four bronze medals in squash.