Nairobi: Performal Medal in the World U-20 Championships has increased the confidence of Ras Walker Amit Khatri, who now wants to replicate his success on the big stage of the Asian Games and Commonwealth next year.
The son of Indian defense personnel who ranked Havildar, Khatri recorded 42 minutes 17.94 seconds to finish behind Heristone’s Heristone Wanyoni (42: 10.84) in a 10000m men’s race on Saturday.
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The 17-year-old Khatri, national record holder and U-20 season leader, recorded 42 minutes 17.94 seconds to complete the second behind Heristonethis Kenya was the only sixth medal in India in the U-20 World Championship.
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“I learned a lot of this championship, got a warning too (during the race).
I will now work hard for the Commonwealth and Asian Games games next year,” 17 years old from Ismaila’s village in Rohtak District Haryana said at a virtual press conference.
2022 Asian games in Hangzhou in China are expected to have a 20km race walk and private coach Khatri told PTI that his ward would start practicing for this event this year to be able to compete in the national championship next year.
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Khatri came to the championship as the number one world ranked U20 but he could not produce the best as Kenyan rivals pulling it with less than two rounds left in The race to win gold.
“It was my first international event and so I was nervous.
That’s everything for the first time for me, the opponent, his condition.
My mind was disturbed and suddenly he followed me and I couldn’t catch it.
(Afi’s photo)” I face respiratory problems Because height height and also I lost time while going for a water bottle at the water point, it slipped from my hand.
But for these things, I will Win gold.
“He said the Javelin Olympic champion Thrower Neeraj Chopra began with gold at the Junior World Championship and he also wanted to do the same thing.
Asked about whatever strategy was defeated before the race, he said,” There is no particular strategy.
I came here to win a medal but wanted gold.
“There is no target time in mind.
That is the condition of the house for Kenya and I face respiratory problems in high altitude here.” Khatri said he was not good at learning and he wanted to take sports when he was young.
“I started running but then found a race to walk according to my wishes.
I joined the CS Rathi Academy (in Bahadurgarh) and now I’m with Chandan Singh (former Indian Racing Walker) Sir as a coach.” Consider the background of a simple Khatri family, Chandan asked India’s sports authority to include his environment in the target Olympic podium scheme development group.
Asked about this, Khatri just said, “It would be better if it happened.”