Yashas Palaksha
Yashas Palaksha (born 8 December 2001) is an Indian athlete. He competes in 400m hurdles event. He is named in the Indian athletics team for the 400m hurdles event for the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China.[1][2] Two Indian qualified for the finals, Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh Kumar and they finished fifth and sixth respectively.[3] In the heats, Palaksha clocked 49.61s to take second place.[4]
Palaksha who qualified for the final in the 400m hurdles at the Asian Athletic Championships in July 2023 did not take part in the finals.[5][6][7] In May 2023, he bagged first place in the 400m hurdles in the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships at Birsa Munda Foot Ball Stadium, Ranchi. A month later, he won the 400m hurdles again in June 2023 at the Indian Championships at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Full list of Indian athletes for Asian Games 2023". Firstpost. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
Yashas Palaksha - Men's 400m hurdles
- ^ "Toor, Sreeshankar, Tejaswin, Shaili headline 54-member Indian team for Asian Athletics Championships". The Indian Express. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh Kumar (400m hurdles)
- ^ Sports, The Bridge-Home of Indian (3 October 2023). "Athletics-Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh kumar finished 5th and Sixth respectively in men 400m Hurdles". thebridge.in. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ Sports Desk, Outlook (2 October 2023). "India At Asian Games 2023, Women's 400m Hurdles: Vithya Ramraj Equals PT Usha's 39-Year-Old National Record". outlookindia.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
In men's 400m hurdles, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan and Yashas Palaksha qualified for the final
- ^ SportzConnect (15 July 2023). "Santhosh Kumar secures bronze in Men's 400m Hurdle at Asian Athletics Championships". sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
Yashas Palaksha reaches the final
- ^ Rayan, Stan (22 June 2023). "Asian Athletics Championships: Toor, Sreeshankar, Tejaswin, Shaili headline 54-member Indian team". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
Yashas Palaksha and Santhosh Kumar (400m hurdles)
- ^ "Santhosh Kumar wins 400m hurdles bronze in Asian Athletics Championships". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
Yashas Palaksha had also qualified for the final
- ^ "Yashas PALAKSHA | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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