Sprinter Anas sets new national record
Prague, July 21 : India's star sprinter Muhammed Anas reset the national record on his way to the gold medal in the men's 400 metre category at the Cena Noveho Mesta nad Metuji meet here on Saturday.
Anas clocked a time of 45.24 seconds to break his own record of 45.31, set at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia earlier this year where he finished fourth.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) took to social media to congratulate Anas.
"Congrats Mohd. ANAS for breaking his own 400m #Indian record in #Czech Rep. New Record-45.24s, Previous Best-45.31s Congrats coach Galina Bukharina for success of #HimaDas and #Anas!," the AFI wrote on Twitter.
Anas had broken the national record earlier as well when he clocked 45.40 seconds at the Polish Athletics Championship in June 2016. That performance saw the Kerala athlete become the third Indian after the legendary Milkha Singh and K.M. Binu to qualify for the Olympics in the men's 400m category.
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Two militants killed in encounter in J-K's Anantnag
Srinagar (PTI): Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
The encounter broke out near Halkan Gali in the Shangus-Larnoo area of the south Kashmir district.
Of the two militants killed, one was a foreigner and the other a local. Their group affiliation was yet to be ascertained, the officials said.
The operation is underway and further details were awaited, they said.
Another encounter is underway in the Khanyar area of Srinagar. So far, there are no reports of any casualties on either side, according to officials.
