How Did UP’s Kadir Khan Break the 400m Record Twice at KIYG 2025?

Patna, May 13 (NationPress) Kadir Khan from Uttar Pradesh has shattered the 400m record at the Khelo India Youth Games 2025, achieving this remarkable feat twice within just 24 hours during the exciting events at Patliputra Sports Complex on Tuesday.

Aditya Pisal emerged as the fastest boy of the Games with a stunning performance, helping Maharashtra maintain its lead in the medal standings.

In his debut at the Khelo India Youth Games, Khan first broke the 400m record on Monday and then went on to improve his time to 47.34 seconds in the final. He pushed Piyush Raj from Bihar to the silver medal with a time of 47.43 seconds, while Sayed Sabeer from Karnataka secured bronze with 47.50 seconds. Both Raj and Sabeer also surpassed the previous meet record.

Khan expressed his surprise to SAI Media, stating, “I did not expect that I would be able to run so well. This was my first Khelo India Youth Games. Now my effort will be to improve my record in the next edition of Khelo India Youth Games. I am happy that I was able to achieve my personal best in Patna.”

On another hot day, Pisal clocked a record 10.62 seconds, breaking the previous meet record of 10.63 seconds set by Sadanand Kumar in Panchkula in 2022. Prince Kumar from Bihar finished with a silver, timing 10.64 seconds in a thrilling finish, while Bihar’s Vijay Kumar clinched bronze in the boys’ 1500 metres with a time of 3:57.12. The gold was secured by Bablu Kumar from UP, who finished with 3:56.36 seconds.

Continuing the trend of records in weightlifting on Day 4, Tushar Chaudhary from Uttar Pradesh made headlines by breaking both the clean & jerk and total lift records previously held by Goldi Khan from Himachal Pradesh at the Indian Weightlifting Federation’s National Championships.

Despite tough competition from R Kishore from Tamil Nadu, who improved the snatch record twice and the overall lift record once, Chaudhary delivered an outstanding performance, lifting 126kg in snatch and 163kg in clean & jerk, surpassing Goldi Khan’s overall total by 7kg.

In hockey, Odisha triumphed over Jharkhand 3-1 in a shootout to secure the girls’ gold, while Madhya Pradesh clinched bronze. In the men’s final, Haryana edged past Uttar Pradesh 1-0 to claim the boys’ gold, with Punjab winning bronze.

Rajasthan made significant progress in the medal standings, largely due to their cyclists, who won five out of six medals in the 30km boys and 20km girls Time Trials along the scenic Marine Drive by the Ganga River in Patna.

Ramavatar Chhimpa, son of a sweetmeat shop owner from Nokha in Bikaner, and Manju Choudhary, a farmer’s daughter from Barmer, emerged as the gold medalists in the boys and girls’ categories, respectively.

The wrestling medal rounds commenced in Patna, while in Bhagalpur, the badminton competition concluded with Anish Negi from Uttarakhand defeating teammate Nishcal Chandan 21-10, 17-21, 21-16 for the boys’ singles gold. The girls’ singles gold was claimed by Tanoo Chandra of Chhattisgarh, who beat Rishika Nandi from Delhi 21-17, 21-9.

The boys’ doubles gold went to Charan Ram Tippanna and Hari Krishan of Andhra Pradesh, while the girls’ doubles title was secured by Gayatri Rawat and Mansa Rawat of Uttarakhand.

Haryana dominated the wrestling competitions, winning four of the seven gold medals available on the day, with Naina defending her title in the 49 kg Khelo India Youth Games category. Her teammates Rovind (65 kg Greco Roman), Harsh (51 kg), and Arjun Ruhil (92 kg) also took home gold.

In addition, Shilpi and Aditya Gupta from Uttar Pradesh earned gold medals in the girls’ 61kg and boys’ 55 kg Greco Roman categories, respectively, while Param Laxman from Maharashtra emerged champion in the boys’ 80 kg Greco Roman category.