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News18
24-06-2025
- Sport
- News18
National U20 Athletics: Murad Sirman & Anushka Yadav Bag Gold With Meet Records
Last Updated: Murad Sirman set a new meet record in the men's 400m hurdles at the U20 National Junior Federation Athletics Championships. Anushka Yadav broke the hammer throw meet record. On the final day of the 23rd National Junior (U20) Federation Athletics Championships held at the Madan Mohan Malaviya Sports Complex, Gujarat's Murad Sirman set a new meet record while winning the gold in the men's 400m hurdles. Sirman clocked 50.75 seconds, surpassing the previous meet record of 51.26 seconds set by Durgesh Kumar Pal in 2012. Additionally, Uttar Pradesh's talented hammer thrower Anushka Yadav broke the meet record of 57.09m established by Tanya Chaudhary in 2022. Anushka secured the gold with a throw of 60.46m. She also holds the junior national record of 62.89m, set in February at the Uttarakhand National Games. Men: 200m: J Pandiyan (Tamil Nadu) 21.33 seconds, Rushiraj S (Gujarat) 21.42 seconds, Pratik Maharana (Odisha) 21.44 seconds. 800m: Mogali Venkatram (NCOE Bengaluru) 1:49.94 seconds, Prince (Haryana)1:50.09 seconds, Vinod Kumar (Telangana) 1:50.26 seconds. 5,000m: Rahul Kumar Verma (Chhattisgarh) 14:20.11 seconds, Indrajeet Bharat (Uttar Pradesh) 14:22.82, Vivek Chand (Gujarat) 14:24.89. 400m hurdles: Murad Sirman (Gujarat) 50.75 seconds (meet record, previous record 51.26 seconds set by Durgesh Kumar Pal in 2012), Bhushan Sunil Patil (Karnataka) 52.21 seconds, Amit Kumar (NCOE Patiala) 52.37 seconds. Javelin throw: Dipesh Choudhary (Rajasthan) 72.98m, Rohan Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 70.52m, Himanshu (JSW) 69.30m. Triple jump: S Ravi (Tamil Nadu) 15.44m, Yuvaraj K (NCOE Trivandrum) 15.34m, Shekh Zeeshan (Uttar Pradesh) 15.27m. High jump: Basant (Rajasthan) 2.11m, Shiv Bhagwan (Haryana) 2.08m, Parthiv Vinod (Kerala) 2.04m. 200m: Dhesikha V (Tamil Nadu) 24.44 seconds, Nipam (Uttar Pradesh) 24.68 seconds, Sanjana (Delhi) 24.80 seconds. 800m: Prateeksha Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 2:07.89 seconds, Heena (Haryana) 2:08.84 seconds, Geetika Dahiya (Haryana) 2:10.24 seconds. 5,000m: Priyanka Oksa (NOCE Bengaluru) 17:07.09 seconds, Shilpa Dihora (Gujarat) 17:07.71, Sonam Parmar (Madhya Pradesh) 17:11.60. 400m hurdles: Tanu Chaudhary (NCOE Patiala) 1:01.09 seconds, Apurva Anand Naik (Karnataka) 1:01.92, Harshita Goswami (Delhi) 1:02.59. 3,000m steeplechase: Sakshi Borhade (Maharashtra) 10:50.39 seconds, Garima Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) 10:52.64, Priya Chhetri (Sikkim) 11:08.59. Javelin throw: Bhavya Pilania (JSW) 47.65m, Poonam (JSW) 46.15m, Janvi Shekhawat (Rajasthan) 43.05m. Hammer throw: Anushka Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 60.46m (meet record, previous mark 57.09m set by Tanya Chaudhary in 2022), Haqikat Grewal (Punjab) 53.05m, Ankita Mohapatra (Odisha) 47.40m. Triple jump: Sadhana Ravi (Tamil Nadu) 12.75m, Paveena Rajesh (Tamil Nadu) 12.55m, Jasleen Kaur (Punjab) 12.42m. Heptathlon: Sriteja Tholem (Telangana) 4735 points, Harshita Goswami (Delhi) 4414 points, Jasmine Mathachan (Kerala) 3907 points. Long jump: Pavana Nagaraj (Karnataka) 6.29m, Mubassina Mohammed (NCOE Trivandrum) 6.15m, Pariksha (Haryana) 5.87m. First Published: June 24, 2025, 22:00 IST


The Hindu
24-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Murad takes the spotlight with new MR on final day
Murad Sirman set a new meet record twice in a single day en route winning the 400m hurdles on the final day of the 23rd National Junior Federation Cup athletics championships at the Madan Mohan Malviya Sports Stadium at Prayagraj on Tuesday. Gujarat's Sirman, participating in his first competition for the year, clocked 50.75 seconds, finished more than 1.5 seconds and almost 15 metres ahead of second-placed Karnataka's Bhushan Patil. Sirman bettered Durgesh Kumar Pal's previous record (51.76 seconds, 2012) in the semifinals with a timing of 51 seconds before doing it again in the evening. Also setting a new meet record was Anushka Yadav of Uttar Pradesh, continuing her impressive form to throw 60.46 metres for gold in the hammer throw and adding to her junior National record set in February. J. Pandiyan (21.33s) and Dhesikha V. (24.44s) completed the 200m double for Tamil Nadu, both clocking personal best timings. Bhavya Pilania, from Bangaon and a trainee at JSWs academy there, managed 47.64m for the javelin throw gold. Rajasthan's Dipesh Choudhary took the men's gold with 72.98m. The results (winners only): Men: 200m: J. Pandiyan (TN, 21.33s), 400mH: Murad Sirman (Guj, 50.75s), 800m: Mogali Venkatram Reddy (NCOE Ben, 1:49.94), 5000m: Rahul Verma (Chg, 14:20.11), 3000m SC: Navratan (Har, 9:05.75), Shot put: Anurag Singh (UP, 18.99m), Triple jump: S. Ravi (TN, 15.44m), High jump: Basant (Raj, 2.11m), Javelin throw: Dipesh Choudhary (Raj, 72.98m). Women: 200m: Dhesikha V. (TN, 24.44s), 400mH: Tanu Chaudhary (NCOE Pat, 1:01.09), 800m: Prateeksha Yadav (UP, 2:07.89), 5000m: Priyanka Oksa (NJC, 17:07.09), 3000m SC: Sakshi Borhade (Mah, 10:50.39), Triple jump: Sadhana Ravi (12.75m), Hammer throw: Anushka Yadav (UP, 60.46m), Javelin throw: Bhavya Pilania (JSW, 47.65m), Heptathlon: Sriteja Tholem (Tel, 4735 pts).