Dev Meena breaks men's pole vault National Record at Federation Cup 2025
Dev Kumar Meena broke the pole vault National Record with a clearance of 5.35m in the men's event final to secure gold at the Federation Cup in Kochi.
He broke his own Personal Best and National Record of 5.32m, which he had set earlier at the 2025 National Games in Uttarakhand, surpassing Siva S's record of 5.31m.
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