NEW DELHI: At the World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, India's Sharuk Khan broke the country's U20 record in the 3000m steeplechase to earn a spot in the final after finishing sixth in his heat race.
Late on Wednesday night, the 18-year-old Khan finished sixth in heat one in 8 minutes 45.12 seconds, earning a spot in the August 31 final, as per PTI.
The top eight finishers in each of the two preliminary races advance to the main event.
Rajesh, a 19-year-old from Rajasthan, formerly held the national U20 record in this event with a time of 8:50.12 seconds, which he achieved while placing fourth in the Federation Cup National Senior Championships in May in Bhubaneswar.
Khan's previous personal best was 8:51.75 seconds, set in June of last year while he was competing in and earning a silver at the Asian U20 Championships in Korea.
Prior to Rajesh breaking the record, it was also a national record at the time.
Jay Kumar, another Indian, advanced to the men's 400-meter final after setting a personal best time of 46.96 seconds to place third in his semifinal heat race.
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