Nipam delivered a memorable performance on her international debut by winning the bronze medal in the women’s 100m at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships on Thursday. The 18-year-old clocked 11.62 seconds in the final to secure India’s first medal in the women’s 100m at the event in 25 years. Despite a slow start out of the blocks, the national U20 record holder recovered strongly during the race to finish on the podium. Qatar’s Dana Noor Salem claimed gold with a timing of 11.47 seconds, while China’s Xinxuan Chen took silver in 11.54 seconds. Nipam, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, currently holds the Indian U20 national record in the women’s 100m with a personal best of 11.53 seconds set earlier this year at a domestic competition. India records mixed results across opening day India narrowly missed another medal in the men’s 3000m event, where Vikas Kumar finished fourth with a personal best time of 8:24.88. In the women’s 400m heats, Neeru Pathak topped her heat in 54.42 seconds, while Tahura Khatun qualified for the final after …