Sanjivani Jadhav clinches second spot in women's 10,000m at Portland Track Festival 2023 athletics
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ndian athlete Sanjivani Jadhav came second in the women's 10,000-metre event on Saturday at the Portland Track Festival 2023 competition in Oregon, USA, reported Olympics.com on Monday.
At the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver competition, Sanjivani Jadhav, 26, set a personal best time in the six-woman field with a time of 3246.88 seconds.
In front of the Indian, Weynshet Ansa of Ethiopia won the race with a timing of 3240.03s. Stephanie Sherman of the USA finished third with a time of 3404.22s.
At the Oregon meet, Sanjivani Jadhav, who finished third in the 2017 Asian Championships, had a sub-33 timing for the first time. At the 2022 Federation Cup in Thenhipalam, Kerala, she ran 3313.07, which was her previous best time.
At the Portland athletics meet, Sanjivani Jadhav competed in the women's 5000-meter race and placed 12th with a time of 1545.13.
Ajay Kumar Saroj, one of the other Indians competing, placed fourth overall in the men's 1,500 run on Sunday with a time of 339.19, while Jinson Johnson finished tenth with a time of 340.99. Jinson Johnson, 32, won heat 2 with a time of 335.20s. Rahul from India won heat 3 with a timing of 342.40 and placed 15th overall in the same competition.
The 11th place finisher in the men's 3000m steeplechase was Shankar Lal Swami (845.48).
Lili Das placed 12th overall in the women's 1500-meter event with a time of 414.16. On Sunday, the two-day Portland meet came to an end.
✔️ Sanjivani Jadhav clinches second spot in women's 10,000m at Portland Track Festival 2023 athletics
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