City athletes performed exceptionally at the State Junior Athletics Championship in Ulwe, Raigad. Gaurav Khodatkar won gold in the 5000m race, and the Nagpur team took bronze in the 4x100m relay. In the under-23 men’s category, Khodatkar, from Nav-Maharashtra Krida Mandal, finished first with a time of 15:05.26 seconds.
The Nagpur relay team, including Pratik Kanhere, Tushar Bavankar, Aniket Nalawade, and Prashant Bhoir, won bronze in the 4x100m relay with a time of 44.89 seconds. Pune claimed gold with a time of 43.37 seconds, while Kolhapur secured silver with a time of 44.76 seconds.
In the U-23 women’s category, Sanika Mangar finished fourth in the long jump, just missing the podium, while Sanskruti Dange placed seventh in her event. The Nagpur team was coached by Jitendra Ghoradkar.