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Jinson Johnson betters own national record in 1500m in Europe

Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson marginally bettered his... Read More
NEW DELHI: Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson marginally bettered his own national record timing in 1500m while competing at the

Next Generation Athletics Meet

in the Netherlands.

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Johnson clocked 3:37.62 to finish sixth in the event at the Dutch city of Nijmegen on Saturday to eclipse his earlier national record timing of 3:37.86, which he set during the 2018 Gold Coast

Commonwealth Games

.

Ajay Kumar Saroj

also took part in the event, clocking 3:40.39.

P U Chitra

won the women's event by clocking 4:13.52.

Dope testing is a pre-requisite for ratification of national records and the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) will have to see this aspect while taking a decision.

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The 28-year-old Johnson will compete in another event in Sweden on Tuesday.

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