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Jharkhand's Emanuel Kisku sets national record, wins gold in 80m hurdles

Ranchi, Oct 25 (UNI) Jharkhand athlete Emanuel Kisku won gold in the 80-metre hurdles at the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships in Chennai, setting a new national record of 10.10 seconds.
Kisku, a trainee at the residential boys' athletics training centre at Sido Kanhu Stadium in Sahibganj, run by the Jharkhand government's sports department, improved his own record in the final on the second day of the competition, according to a press release issued by the Jharkhand Athletics Association.
The championship is being held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, from October 23 to 27. Kisku is training under coach Yogesh Yadav.
Kisku first broke the previous national record of 10.28 seconds, set by Bihar's Rohit Raj at the 40th National Junior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar on October 11, 2025. He clocked 10.17 seconds in the heats before recording 10.22 seconds in the semi-final.
He then improved his own record to 10.10 seconds in the final to secure the gold medal, giving Jharkhand its first gold at the ongoing championship.
Gaurish Vinay of Kerala won silver in 10.11 seconds, while Rohit Raj of Bihar took bronze in 10.26 seconds.
Jharkhand Athletics Association secretary S.K. Pandey said the athlete had received congratulations from sports officials, association office-bearers and sports enthusiasts in the state.
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