Telangana Athletes Shine at National Junior Athletics Championships

Athletes supported by Eenadu’s CSR initiative, Lakshya, are delivering impressive performances at the National Junior Athletics Championships in Chennai. After winning a gold medal on Sunday, Telangana’s Tholem Sritheja continued her strong run on Monday, clinching another gold in the Under-20 women’s heptathlon with 4,986 points. Her consistent performance highlighted her versatility across the multiple events that make up the heptathlon, adding another achievement to her campaign at the national-level competition.

Sritheja also teamed up with fellow Telangana athlete Sridhar to secure a bronze medal in the 4×400-metre mixed relay. The pair, alongside two other teammates, completed the race in 3 minutes and 35.01 seconds to finish third. Telangana’s Lavlith added to the medal tally by winning bronze in the pentathlon with 4,080 points. The results underline the promising performances of the state’s young athletes at the championships.