India grabbed their first medal on the opening day of the World U-20 Athletics Championships when India mixed team finished third to claim the Bronze medal in the 4X400m final in Nairobi on Wednesday.
Indian runners -- Priya HM, Barath Sridhar, Summy and Kapil -- clocked season-best of 3:20.60 seconds to finish third behind Nigeria (gold at 3:19.70 seconds) and Poland (3:19.80 secs) while leaving behind Jamaica (fourth) and South Africa (fifth) in the final.
This was India's fifth medal at the World U-20s behind Hima Das (gold in 400m, 2018), Neeraj Chopra (gold in javelin throw, 2016), Navjeet Kaur Dhillon (bronze in discus throw, 2014) and Seema Antil (bronze in discus throw, 2002).
