Tampere (Finland) July 11 (IANS) Indian athletes endured a disappointing day at the IAAF World U20 Championships as they were unable to reach the finals of their respective events at the Ratina Stadium here on Wednesday.
In the men s 400 metre event Gaurav finished fifth in Heat 3 with a time of 48.61 seconds.
Aruna Dharshana of Sri Lanka topped the heat with 46.81 seconds. Brazil s Bruno Silva was the other athlete to enter the final from Heat 3 with 47.05 seconds.
In men s hammer throw India s Damneet Singh finished sixth in Group A with a throw of 67.48 metres. Damneet achieved the mark with his first attempt but fouled his remaining two throws.

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