National Open Athletics: Harmilan Kaur Bains sets national record in 1500m
Sakshi Education
Punjab’s Harmilan Kaur Bains stole the thunder from the sprinters by breaking Sunita Rani’s long-standing national record in the 1,500 meters on the second day of the 60th National Open Athletics Championships in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Hanamkonda in Telangana.
National Open Athletics: Harmilan Kaur Bains sets national record in 1500m
Delhi’s K. M. Chanda gamely shadowed Harmilan until the Punjab runner sped away at the bell to win by a sizable margin.
Harmilan, undefeated in eight national-level 1,500 meters races since January 2020.
Naresh Kumar from Andhra Pradesh and Delhi’s Tarandeep Kaur took the honors as the fastest male and female athlete of the meet by winning the 100 meters dash.
