Asian Indoor Athletics Championship: AP Jyothi Yarraji Breaks Her Own Record

Jyothi Yarraji of India broke the women's indoor 60m National Record for the second time on Day 2 of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Kazakhstan, with an astounding 8.16s. The 23-year-old smashed her own national mark of 8.17s, which she established earlier this month at the Elite Indoor Meeting Miramas.

Jyothi who hails from Vizag, Andhra Pradesh smashed her own national mark of 8.17s, which she established earlier this month at the Elite Indoor Meeting Miramas.

Jyothi's 8.16s effort earned her a straight qualifying to the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships women's 60m final. She was the quickest of all the contenders and will be a favourite in the final. Jyothi, who rose to prominence last year after setting a string of national records in the women's 100m hurdles, is competing in her maiden Indoor Athletics season.

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