Jyothi Yarraji Competes in Paris Olympics 100m Hurdles
Indian sprinter Jyothi Yarraji participated in the women’s 100m hurdles at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. She finished seventh in Heat 5, clocking a time of 13.16 seconds. Although she did not secure a direct spot in the semifinals, she will have another opportunity to progress through the repechage round scheduled for tomorrow.
Indian Mixed Relay Team Faces Challenges
India’s marathon race walk mixed relay team, consisting of Suraj Panwar and Priyanka Goswami, could not finish the final of the mixed relay event on Wednesday. Their campaign ended prematurely at the 33.4km mark, shortly after the third exchange, due to multiple infractions involving loss of contact and bent knee issues.
Winners of the Mixed Relay
The marathon race walk mixed relay saw Spain’s Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez emerge victorious with a time of 2:50:31.
Doubts Revealed
Jyothi Yarraji -: Jyothi Yarraji is an athlete from India who runs in races with hurdles, which are small barriers she has to jump over.
Paris Olympics -: The Paris Olympics is a big sports event happening in Paris, where athletes from all over the world compete in different sports.
100m Hurdles -: The 100m hurdles is a race where runners have to run 100 meters and jump over hurdles placed on the track.
Heat 5 -: Heat 5 is one of the groups or rounds in which athletes compete to qualify for the next stage of the race.
13.16 seconds -: 13.16 seconds is the time Jyothi Yarraji took to complete her 100m hurdles race.
semifinals -: Semifinals are the races before the final race, where athletes compete to get a spot in the final.
repechage round -: The repechage round is a second chance for athletes who didn’t qualify directly to try again and make it to the next stage.
marathon race walk mixed relay -: A marathon race walk mixed relay is a long-distance walking race where teams of men and women take turns walking as fast as they can without running.
Suraj Panwar -: Suraj Panwar is an Indian athlete who competes in race walking events.
Priyanka Goswami -: Priyanka Goswami is an Indian athlete who also competes in race walking events.
infractions -: Infractions are mistakes or rule violations that can disqualify athletes from their event.
Alvaro Martin -: Alvaro Martin is an athlete from Spain who competes in race walking events.
Maria Perez -: Maria Perez is an athlete from Spain who also competes in race walking events.
2:50:31 -: 2:50:31 is the time it took for the Spanish team to finish their race walk mixed relay event.
