Who Is Nipam, Sprinter Bagging 100m Bronze Medal At U20 Asian Athletics Championships?

Sprinter Nipam made a remarkable international debut, bagging the 100m bronze medal on the opening day of the U20 Asian Athletics Championships in Hong Kong on Thursday (May 28, 2026).

Nipam registered a timing of 11.62 seconds to finish third in the meet. Qatar’s 16-year-old Dana Noor Salem won the gold medal with a time of 11.47 seconds. China’s Xinxuan Chen, 16, took home the silver with a timing of 11.54 seconds.

Nipam's Achievements So Far

Nipam, 18, belongs to Uttar Pradesh and holds the U20 women’s 100m national record at 11.53 seconds, clocked during the Junior Federation Cup in April 2026. With that mark, she qualified for the Asian U-20 Championships as well as the World U-20 Championships, in addition to smashing Dutee Chand’s meet record.

“I’m excited to have won a bronze medal for the team,” Nipam was quoted as saying by PTI. She is also a member of the national 4x100m relay team at the Asian Championship and was confident of winning another medal in the four-day continental meet.

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Other Notable Results At Asian C'ships

India’s Vikas Kumar missed out on a medal as he ended up as fourth in the men’s 3,000m race. He clocked a timing of 8:24.88, a personal best.

Meanwhile, in the women’s 400m heats, India’s Neeru Pathak was a comfortable winner with a time of 54.42 seconds. Tahura Khatun finished second in her heat with a time of 55.06 seconds. Both athletes have qualified for the final.

As for Kerala athlete Mohammed Ashfaq, he finished fifth in the men’s 400m semis with a time of 47.06 seconds and did not advance to the final. In the men’s hammer throw, India's Ashuvendra Pratap Singh (64.34m) and Aman (63.40m) finished seventh and eighth respectively.