 "Amit Khatri's coach requests government to include race walker in TOPS after silver in World U-20 Athletics Championships")
New Delhi: Eyes firmly set on 2024 Olympics, race walker Amit Khatri’s coach Chandan Singh has requested the government to include his ward in the Target Olympics Podium Scheme (TOPS) after the youngster won a silver medal in the World U-20 Athletics Championships in Nairobi on Saturday. Khatri, who clocked 42 minutes 17.94 seconds, was leading till the final two laps of men’s 10000m race walk in Nairobi but the host country’s Heristone Wanyoni pulled ahead of the 17-year-old Indian to win the gold with a personal best time of 42:10.84s. Chandan said Khatri, from Rohtak district in Haryana, has the potential to become a top-class race walker in the next few years and the aim is to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. “His walking technique is very good and he is a fast learner. He can become a top race walker in the country in the next few years but he will need funds going ahead. So, I request SAI to include him in the TOPS Scheme,” Chandan told
Coach Chandan Singh said Khatri, from Rohtak district in Haryana, has the potential to become a top-class race walker in the next few years and the aim is to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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