Sabita Toppo, a promising young athlete from Odisha, made her state and country proud by winning a silver medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 4th South Asian Athletics Federation (SAAF) Junior Championships. The prestigious event was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, showcasing top junior athletes from across South Asia.
The 19-year-old sprinter clocked an impressive time of 13.96 seconds, narrowly missing the gold medal by just 0.03 seconds. Fellow Indian athlete Unnathi Aiyappa claimed the gold with a new meet record of 13.93 seconds. Sri Lanka’s Miyuni Sidasna finished a distant third, clocking 15.32 seconds. Sabita’s silver medal adds another accolade to her growing list of achievements and further solidifies her reputation as one of India’s most promising young athletes.
This is Sabita Toppo’s third junior international medal. The talented sprinter hails from Sundargarh district and trains at the Odisha-Reliance Foundation Athletics High-Performance Centre located at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Sabita first made headlines by winning two international junior medals at the 4th Asian Youth Athletics Championship 2022 in Kuwait, where she secured gold in the medley relay and silver in the 100m hurdles. Her outstanding performances earned her the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for the best upcoming athlete in 2023.
Sabita is not the only athlete from Odisha shining at the ongoing SAAF Junior Athletics Championship. She is the third from the state to win a medal, following in the footsteps of Laxmi Priya Kisan, who claimed silver in the junior women’s 800m run, and Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram, who won bronze in the junior men’s 100m sprint on the opening day of the championship.
Sabita Toppo, a promising young athlete from Odisha, made her state and country proud by winning a silver medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the 4th South Asian Athletics Federation (SAAF) Junior Championships. The prestigious event was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai, showcasing top junior athletes from across South Asia.
The 19-year-old sprinter clocked an impressive time of 13.96 seconds, narrowly missing the gold medal by just 0.03 seconds. Fellow Indian athlete Unnathi Aiyappa claimed the gold with a new meet record of 13.93 seconds. Sri Lanka’s Miyuni Sidasna finished a distant third, clocking 15.32 seconds. Sabita’s silver medal adds another accolade to her growing list of achievements and further solidifies her reputation as one of India’s most promising young athletes.
This is Sabita Toppo’s third junior international medal. The talented sprinter hails from Sundargarh district and trains at the Odisha-Reliance Foundation Athletics High-Performance Centre located at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Sabita first made headlines by winning two international junior medals at the 4th Asian Youth Athletics Championship 2022 in Kuwait, where she secured gold in the medley relay and silver in the 100m hurdles. Her outstanding performances earned her the prestigious Biju Patnaik Sports Award for the best upcoming athlete in 2023.
Sabita is not the only athlete from Odisha shining at the ongoing SAAF Junior Athletics Championship. She is the third from the state to win a medal, following in the footsteps of Laxmi Priya Kisan, who claimed silver in the junior women’s 800m run, and Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram, who won bronze in the junior men’s 100m sprint on the opening day of the championship.
