Summary:
Kozhikode, Apr 4 (PTI) For the second straight day, wind assistance beyond legal limit denied an athlete a national record as Andhra Pradesh"s 100m hurdler Jyothi Yarraji grabbed the gold medal but her time did not enter the record books.
Jyothi, who trains in Bhubaneshwar, dominated the women’s 100m hurdles final, winning with a wind-aided time of 13.08 seconds, faster than the existing national record of 13.38 in the name of Anuradha Biswal since 2002.
Jyothi"s time will not be considered as national record since there was a tail-wind of 2.1m/s, slightly above the permitted limit of 2m/s.
It was the second time Jyothi had run better than Biswal"s 20-year-old national record.
She was also credited with a time of 13.03 seconds in the inter-university championships in January 2020, but AFI did not ratify it as a national record as she was not tested for doping.
On Sunday, Tamil Nadu long jumper Jeswin Aldrin"s wind-aided effort of 8.37m was not considered as national record though he won the gold medal.