Rezoana Mallick Heena, the Asian under-18 400m champion in Uzbekistan in April, added the Asian under-20 championships gold to her growing collection at Yecheon, South Korea, on Sunday.
The 16-year-old, who is coached by Arjun Ajay in Bengaluru, beat Sri Lanka’s Dissanayaka Dilsara comfortably to win in 53.31s.
Rezoana’s personal best, 52.98s which came with her gold in Tashkent, makes her the fifth fastest woman quartermiler in Asia this year.