India’s Basant Kumar Meghwal cleared 2.21 metres to win silver at the World Athletics U20 Championships.
The result made him the first Indian to win a high-jump medal at the World U20 Championships.
Basant Kumar Meghwal Wins Historic World U20 High-Jump Silver
The Indian athlete cleared 2.21 metres to become the country’s first World U20 high-jump medallist.
09 Aug 2026, 12:05 pm · Updated 10 Aug 2026, 11:05 am
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