Neha finishes fifth, achieves personal best timing

She has been trained by Gopal Palandukar and Dr. Brijmohan Singh Rawat. In the preliminary round, representing Maharashtra she clocked a timing of 1:00.28 seconds to qualify for the 400m hurdle finals, improving on her previous best of 1:02.14 seconds. In the Khelo India University Games held at Guwahati in February this year, Neha had clinched a silver medal in the 400m hurdles. In June, Neha went on to win the 400m hurdle gold medal in the Senior State Championship held in the city with a timing of 1:04 seconds.