Published 09:55 IST, July 23rd 2020

Srabani runs in Jamaica meet, first Indian to participate in competition amid pandemic

Ace sprinter Srabani Nanda has become the first Indian track and field athlete to participate in a competition amid the COVID-19 pandemic, running in a meet

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Ace sprinter Srabani Nanda has become first Indian track and field athlete to participate in a competition amid COVID-19 pandemic, running in a meet in Jamaica alongside some of world's best. 29-year-old Nanda competed in 100m race at Velocity Fest meeting at Jamaica College on Sunday, representing MVP Track club. She won heat two in 11.78 seconds for a third-place finish overall. Apart from Nanda, Velocity Fest also h double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce competing.

Srabani runs in Jamaica meet

Reigning Olympic champion Thompson, also representing MVP Track Club, was overall winner in 11.19 seconds. Fraser-Pryce, representing Nike, won women's 200m in 22.74 seconds. Former 100m world champion Yohan Blake won men's 200m in 20.62 seconds.

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Velocity Fest was Jamaica's first track-and-field event since March. Nanda has a personal best of 11.45 in 100m and 23.07 in 200m. She took part in 2016 Olympics and finished sixth in her heat. She was part of bronze-winning 4x100m relay quartet in 2017 Asian Championships. She h also won a 200m gold and a 100m silver in 2016 South Asian Games. 

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09:55 IST, July 23rd 2020