Odisha’s Bapi Hansda wins silver at Youth Asian Athletics Championships 2023
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Odisha’s Bapi Hansda wins silver at Youth Asian Athletics Championships 2023

The Hindu  

India’s Bapi Hansda won the silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the ongoing 5th Youth Asian Athletics Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. I call it a gutsy effort by him today because he was almost running blind in lane 8, he was a little behind midway but made a brilliant finish,” said Martin Owens, an elated Head Coach of the Odisha Reliance HPC. “Considering this is only his 5th attempt in the 400m hurdles, it is a fantastic achievement and the lad has clocked his personal best.” Bapi, a native of Basta in Balasore – a coastal district in the northernmost part of Odisha, is currently part of the Odisha Reliance Foundation Athletics High-Performance Center and has been making remarkable strides in the 400m hurdles. Coach Martin Owens, who considered the medal a ‘fantastic achievement’ with Bapi Hansda after the race.

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