Two more new national records were made on the 2nd day of the three-day Sheikh Kamal 38th National Junior Athletics Championship 2024 now being held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday.
With day's feat, five new national records were created in the first two days.
Tasnia Hossain of BKSP made the day's first record in the 100 -metre hurdles with the timing of 15.74 seconds to better the event's prevous record of 16.41 seconds made by Roksana Begum of Noakhali in 2019.
Smriti Akter of Kishoreganj DSA created the day's 2nd record in the 800- metre run with a timing of 2:27.55 seconds to improve the event's old marks of 2:27.86 seconds made by China Khatun of Rajbari DSA in 2002.
Three new national records were made on the first day of the meet on Friday.
Sumaiya Akter of BKSP made the meet's first record in the 100-metre sprint with timing of 12. 49 seconds, Mohammad Shawon Kurigram set the 2nd national mark in the1500 metre run with a timing of 5:14.12 seconds while Sharmin Akter of BKSP made the 3rd record in shot put covering distance of 12.10 metres.
After the 2nd day of the meet, BKSP dominated the medal table of the meet securing 16 gold, eight silver and six bronze medals.
Noakhali DSA is in the distant 2nd collecting three gold, three silver and four bronze medals while Kishoreganj DSA is in the 3rd slot with two gold, one silver and one bronze medal.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Athletics Federation made some changes on the 3rd and final day's program of the meet due to Cyclonic Storm "Rimal" and announced a revised schedule to complete competition by 12 noon on Sunday.