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16-Year-Old Vidusha Jain Wins U-18 Racewalk Silver, Qualifies for Nationals!
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News18•28-09-2026, 11:57
16-Year-Old Vidusha Jain Wins U-18 Racewalk Silver, Qualifies for Nationals!
- •Vidusha Jain of Chikkamagaluru, 16, secured a silver medal in the Under-18 racewalk and has been selected for the national level.
- •She achieved this success in the 3000-meter racewalk at the 37th South Zone Junior Athletics Championship-2026 in Puducherry.
- •Vidusha, a first-year PU student at Poornaprajna PU College, hails from Kalasa.
- •Her achievement is significant despite the lack of proper grounds and training facilities for rural athletes.
- •Guided by coach Ramesh Kelaguru, Vidusha is now preparing for the national-level Junior Athletics competition.
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Vidusha Jain secured second place and won a silver medal in the Under-18 women's 3000-meter racewalk category at the 37th South Zone Junior Athletics Championship-2026.
The competition took place from September 16 to 18 at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in Puducherry.
Vidusha's coach is Ramesh Kelaguru. He highlighted that children in rural areas, despite having talent, face many problems due to the lack of proper sports grounds and practice facilities.
