U-20 World Athletics Championship: Sebastian Coe happy to see India winning medals at top level

On
the
first
day
of
competitions,
the
Indian
quartet
of
Bharath
S,
Priya
Mohan,
Summy
and
Kapil
clocked
3:20.60
seconds
to
finish
third
in
the
final
of
the
4x400m
relay
team
event,
clinching
the
country’s
fifth
medal
in
the
history
of
the
tournament.

In
a
video
tweeted
by
Coe,
the
64-year-old
was
seen
interacting
with
the
Indian
athletes,
including
the
medallists.

“This
is
what
you
need
at
the
start
of
the
championship.
Congratulations
to
your
4x400m
mixed
relay
team,
fantastic
performance
in
the
heats
as
well,”
he
said.

The
double
Olympic
gold
medallist
in
1500m
is
heard
telling
the
other
Indian
athletes
to
follow
the
footsteps
of
the
mixed
relay
team.

“That
means
you
have
go
to
do
what
they
have
done,
there
is
big
pressure
there.
I
loved
watching
you
guys
perform
and
this
is
a
sport
and
country
that
is
really
making
great
progress.
You
had
great
triumphs
in
Tokyo.
Now
this
your
moment
to
shine
on
the
stage
and
then
it’s
your
chance
to
go
for
the
Olympics,”
Coe
added.

While
sharing
the
video,
Coe
tweeted:
“Such
a
pleasure
to
meet,
discuss
athletics
and
congratulate
the
talented
athletes
from
around
the
world
@WAU20Nairobi21.
Our
sport
is
in
good
hands
with
these
promising
and
passionate
next
generation
athletes
#WorldAthleticsU20
#homeofheroes
#nairobi
#india.”

The
bronze
medal
comes
on
the
heels
of
javelin
thrower
Neeraj
Chopra’s
historic
gold
in
the
Tokyo
Olympics.