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18-Year-Old Farmer's Daughter Anushka Yadav Smashes India's Hammer Throw Record
Times of India·Thursday, 25 June 2026
Anushka Yadav, 18, broke the women's hammer throw national record at the National Inter-State Championships with a throw of 67.02m, surpassing the previous mark twice during the same competition. She becomes the youngest-ever Indian athletics national record holder. Yadav comes from a farming family and a rural background.
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Her story shows that world-class athletic talent is emerging from India's heartland, not just from big cities or well-funded academies.
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