India has concluded the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran with three gold, one silver and two national records. Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur congratulated the team for showcasing their outstanding performance at the Championships. 

In a social media post, the Minister praised athlete Jyothi Yarraji for securing gold in women's 60-metre hurdles with a timing of 8.12 seconds, which is also a new national record. The Minister also lauded the efforts of Tajinder Singh Toor on breaking the nineteen-year-old national record and clinching gold with a throw of 19.7 metres in men's shotput. He congratulated athletes Harmilan Bains on securing gold in the women's 1500 metres and Ankita Dhyani on clinching silver in the women's 3000 metres event.
 
Mr. Thakur said, it was a fantastic kick-off to the Indian Athletics season with athletes of Target Olympic Podium Scheme and Khelo India achieving milestones on their road to Paris 2024.
A total of 13 Indian athletes six women and seven men competed at the eleventh edition of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2024 held in Irani's Tehran from February 17 to 19.