New Delhi, May 28 -- It was a memorable debut for sprinter Nipam as she won the 100m bronze on the opening day of the U20 Asian Athletics Championships, which got underway in Hong Kong on Thursday.

The 18-year-old national record holder in the U20 women's 100m was slow off the blocks but regained lost ground as she shifted gears to post a time of 11.62 seconds to win the bronze medal.

The sprinter from Uttar Pradesh has a personal best (also national U20 record) of 11.53 seconds, clocked during a domestic meet in April, as per a release.

"I'm excited to have won a bronze medal for the team," jubilant Nipam said.

Nipam is also a member of the national 4x100m relay team and was confident of winning another medal in the four-day continen...