17th Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships
23rd April, 2013
Achievement - Gold Medal with a New Meet Record
Khyati Sharad Vakharia, representing ONGC, won a Gold medal in the Pole Vault by setting a 'New Meet Record' of 4 meters. Scaling a height of 4 meters she broke the 7 year old Meet Record of 3.85 meters and became only the 2nd Indian to cross the 4 meters mark in Pole Vault.
Articles in News Papers and Web-sites
Khyati's complete interview given in India Express
Link: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/doctor-khyati-takes-pole-position-at-the-nationals/1107291/ As she soared over the bar placed at 4m, Khyati S Vakharia became only the second Indian woman pole-vaulter to cross the mark. Vakharia, 24, was an artistic gymnast for 15 years before trying her luck at heptathlon and then finding pole-vault to her liking — her skills as a gymnast making her a natural when it came to turning in the air Khyati's event details on the Athletic Fedaration of India WebSite Kyathi vaulted to new record Link: http://indianathletics.org/ It is rare to see a qualified medical practitioner taking part in sports, especially the track and field athletics. Kyathi Vakharia is one such rare person who not only taken part in athletics but also in one of its highly technical events—the pole vault. Having graduated recently no one imagined Kyathi walking towards the high raising bar and measured it with her pole. However she did so in style and cleared a personal best 4 metres, thus become the second woman athlete in the country to scale that magical height. National record-holder V S Surekha from Tamil Nadu and Kerala’s K C Dija completes the podium with an identical height of 3.70m. Khyati Vakharia sets meet record in pole vault - The Times of India Link: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Khyati-Vakharia-sets-meet-record-in-pole-vault/articleshow/19704884.cms Khyati S Vakharia (ONGC) established a new meet record in women's pole vault as he cleared the bar placed at 4 metres. V.S .Sureka (Tamil Nadu), the meet record holder with 3.85 metres set in 2006, was relegated to second spot as she could clear 3.70 metres. Nitender, Khyati sparkle on opening day Link: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/328141/nitender-khyati-sparkle-opening-day.html ONGC’s Khyathi Vakharia, a qualified medical practitioner, became the second Indian after V S Surekha to cross the 4.00M barrier in women’s pole vault. Her effort bettered the meet record of 3.85M set by Surekha in 2006. Article In Manorama News Paper |
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