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Deeksha sets 1500m NR in LA; Sable finishes 2nd in 5000m
Updated On: 13 May, 2024 06:28 AM IST | New Delhi | PTI
Deeksha who is from Amroha, UP has been part of the MP Athletics academy for the last five years training under coach S K Prasad
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India’s KM Deeksha. Pics/SAI Media
Indian track athlete KM Deeksha set a new national record in the women’s 1500m while Avinash Sable finished second in men’s 5000m event at the Sound Running Track Fest in Los Angeles.
The 25-year-old Deeksha finished third in the final on Saturday after running the distance in 4:04.78, bettering the previous record of 4:05.39 set by Harmilan Bains in 2021 at the National Open Athletics Championships in Warangal. Deeksha’s previous personal best was a 4:06.07 set in the final of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar in 2023, where she upstaged Bains to win gold.
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