NEW DELHI: Nipam capped a memorable international debut to clinch the 100m bronze medal on the opening day of the U20 Asian Athletics Championships here on Thursday.
The 18-year-old national record holder in the U20 women's 100m was slow off the blocks but regained lost ground to win the bronze medal with a timing of 11.62 seconds.
The sprinter from Uttar Pradesh has a personal best (also national U-20 record) of 11.53 seconds, clocked during a domestic meet in April.
"I'm excited to have won a bronze medal for the team," a jubilant Nipam said.
Nipam is also a member of the national 4x100m relay team and was confident of winning another medal in the four-day continental meet. Agencies