In the World Athletics U20 Championships, Basant Kumar Meghwal Basant Kumar Meghwal scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a medal in the high jump event. Meanwhile, Shahnavaz Khan clinched a bronze medal in the long jump event.

Meghwal, a 19-year-old athlete from Anupgarh, a border town in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district, cleared a personal-best of 2.21m to win the silver in the men's high jump. Representing the Indian Navy, he produced the landmark performance on the fourth and penultimate day of the championships.