Mumbai: Yug Patil from AIM Sports Foundation emerged as the standout athlete in the Boys' U-12 category bagging three gold in the 4th edition of the TRACKNIGHTS, a state-level athletics competition for young athletes between U-8 and U-18 age groups that was held on the synthetic tracks at sprawling University Ground, Marine Lines, Mumbai under floodlights.

In a closely contested 60m sprint event, Yug's  explosive start and quick acceleration, saw him dominate the field with a time of 8.465 seconds. He was closely challenged by Daivik Naidu from DSSA, who finished a fraction of a second behind at 8.620 securing the silver medal. Jason Jimmy of Children’s Academy Group of School (Ashok Nagar) clinched third place with a commendable time of 9.015 seconds.

Yug continued his winning streak in the 120m sprint too. Demonstrating remarkable speed, he crossed the finish line in 15.862 seconds, well ahead of his competitors. Daivik once again proved his mettle, but had to settle for second position with a time of 16.973 seconds, showing consistency across both sprint events. Aarav Kulkarnii from GAET claimed the bronze with a time of 17.740 seconds.

The 300m run tested the athletes' endurance and ability to maintain speed over a longer distance and Yug once again rose to the challenge, completing his hat-trick of gold with a remarkable time of 42.779 seconds, establishing himself as the undisputed sprint king of the day. Yash Palvi, competing independently, delivered a strong performance to secure the silver medal at 47.006 seconds, while Shree Kambli from GAET narrowly missed the second place, finishing just milliseconds later at 47.027 seconds.

Photo Above: Yug Patil finished at the top of the podium thrice with his sensational performance  in the Boys' U-12 category