KATHMANDU: Ajit Kumar Yadav of Nepal won a gold medal in the third Asian Youth Athletics Championship held in Hong Kong.
Ajit, who is associated with the Armed Police Force (APF) Club, completed the 3,000-meter race in eight minutes and 30.32 seconds.
Likewise, first runner-up Amit Jangir of India finished the race in eight minutes and 36.34 seconds. Similarly, Gamil al- Hamati of Yemen completed the race in eight minutes 38.60 seconds to win the bronze, according to the National Sports Council (NSC).
The championship is being participated by Bhutan, Nepal, Japan, China, Chinese Taipei, Iran, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Uzbekistan, Jordan, Indonesia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Macao, Qatar, Maldives, Philippines, and Vietnam.
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