Anas qualifies for Rio Olympics men’s 400m race

KERALA  :

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New Delhi  :

Indian quartermiler Mohammad Anas  qualified for the Rio Olympics by shattering the men’s  400m national record  on the second day of  Polish Athletics Championship  at Bydgoszcz.

21-year-old Anas clocked 45.40secs, the exact Rio qualification timing, to book the Olympics ticket last night and become the 21st Indian track and field athlete to qualify for the upcoming Games.

The Kerala athlete shattered his own national record of 45.44secs which he set on Friday on the first day of the same competition at this Polish city.

Rajiv Arokia, whose national record of 45.47secs Anas broke on Friday, finished second with a timing of 45.60secs.

Anas had won a silver in the Federation Cup of National Athletics Championships  in April with a timing of 45.74secs.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> Sports> More Sports / PTI / June 26th, 2016