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Hindustan Times
3 days ago
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Asian Athletics: Animesh rewrites 200m national mark in podium finish
New Delhi: When it comes to men's sprinting at Asian level, success for Indians has been few and far between. On Saturday, Animesh Kujur demonstrated his talent clocking an impressive 20.32 seconds to finish third in the 200 metres at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea. Kujur eclipsed the national record a second time in just over a month, having clocked 20.40 seconds at the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships in Kochi. For once, it was the effort more than his bronze finish that stood out. Kujur's first major international medal also underscores the recent rapid strides Indian sprinters have made. Gurindervir Singh broke the 100m national record in March (10.20 secs) while the 4x100m relay quartet — Kujur and Gurindervir are part of it — has also reset the mark (38.69 secs). Before he left for the continental championships, Kujur had said his desire was to 'chase time and not think about medals'. 'I also feel I can better that my national record, which should put me in a medal position,' the 21-year-old had said. On Saturday, Kujur powered through the bend before holding his form and finishing behind Japan's Towa Uzawa, who won in a championship record 20.12 secs, and Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Abdul Atafi (20.31secs). Four of the eight finalists clocked their personal bests. Kujur was slow off the blocks — his reaction time of 0.176secs was third slowest — but he made up with his strong bend running. 'My start was not great but I was strong at the curve, and going into the home stretch I was confident to finish on the podium. I made sure not to cede the momentum,' he said. A first Asian level medal notwithstanding, the youngster was not satisfied. 'I wanted to win gold. I am not satisfied with this result, but it will push me to clock better timing,' he said. The Gumi meet marks a significant step-up for Kujur, who hasn't faced much competition at home. While Uzawa had run a wind-aided 20.05 secs in the first week of May, Atafi logged a PB of 20.14 secs two weeks back. 'I don't have much competition at home, but here I knew I'll be up against people who have gone under 20.10secs. I quite liked the challenge.' Experience can only help in 200m. Sachin wins silver India's Sachin Yadav recorded a PB of 85.16m to win silver in javelin behind Pakistan's Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, who threw 86.40m in his first competition post his historic high in Paris with a massive 92.97m. Japan's Yuta Sakiyama, with a PB of 83.75m, completed the top three. All three touched the best on their last attempt. Sachin started with a modest 79.65m and couldn't hit 80m on his first four attempts. His fifth try was a decent 83.08m and he closed the competition with 85.16m, agonisingly falling short of the World Championships qualification mark of 85.50m. The other Indian in the competition, Yashvir Singh, finished fifth with a PB of 82.57m. Three of his four legal throws sailed beyond 80m. 'I am not happy. I wanted to qualify for the Worlds today,' said Sachin after his first international competition. 'My body was a little tight today. It loosened only after the first few throws. My training had also taken a hit after injuries to my ankle and shoulder,' he added. Having burst on the scene over the past year, the 6ft 5in tall thrower is seen as the next big javelin talent to emerge from the country after double Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra. Hailing from Khekra village near Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, Sachin's previous best was 84.39m which he achieved at the National Games in Dehradun this year. Other Indian medallists on final day: Silver: 4x100m women's relay (43.86 secs – Srabani Nanda, Sneha Shanuvalli, Abinaya Rajarajan, Nithya Gandhe) women's 5,000m (Parul Chaudhary, who also took 3,000m steeplechase silver); bronze: women's 400m hurdles (Vithya Ramraj-56.46 secs) and 800m Pooja-2:01.89).
News18
23-04-2025
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National Federation Senior Athletics Championships: Vithya Ramraj Improves Meet Record In Women's 400m Hurdles
Published By : PTI Vithya Ramraj improved the 400m hurdles meet record at the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships. Asian Games bronze medallist Vithya Ramraj sailed smoothly over the 400m hurdles to win gold and improve the meet record on the third day of the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships here on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete clocked 56.04 seconds to better the previous meet record of 57.21 seconds clocked by Saritaben Gayakwad in 2019 in Patiala. She also breached the Asian Championships qualification time of 57.80 seconds set by Athletics Federation of India. Anu R (58.26 seconds) of Kerala and Ashwini R (1:02.41) of Tamil Nadu took the silver and bronze respectively. Vithya had also won silver in women's 400m race the previous day. However, men's 400m hurdle gold winner Yashas P of Karnataka missed the Asian Championships qualification time of 49.19 seconds as he clocked 49.32 seconds on Wednesday. 'There was no competition in the race, which was why I missed the Asian qualification mark," Yashas said after the race. Subhas Das (50.11 seconds) of JSW and Ruchit Mori (51.08 seconds) of Gujarat won the silver and bronze respectively. In the absence of Avinash Sable, Sunil Joliya Jinabhai of Gujarat 8:43.82 won the men's 3000m steeplechase gold while Vikram Singh (8:44.30) of Army and Rohit Verma (8:44.80) of Haryana took home the silver and bronze respectively. In the women's 3000m steeplechase, Manju Ajay Yadav of Madhya Pradesh won gold with a time of 10:34.08, while Nikita (10:51.96) of Rajasthan and Chanchal (11:10.40) of Haryana took the silver and bronze respectively. (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) First Published: April 23, 2025, 20:46 IST
India Today
23-04-2025
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- India Today
Pole vaulter Dev Meena breaks national record at Federation Cup 2025
Extending his sparkling form this season, Madhya Pradesh pole vaulter Dev Kumar Meena broke his own national record with an effort of 5.35m on his way to a gold medal-winning show on the second day of the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships on 19-year-old Meena dominated the men's pole vault event as he bettered his earlier national mark of 5.32 m, which he had scaled while finishing on top during the Uttarakhand National Games in Nadu athletes M. Gowtham (5.15m) and G Reegan (5.10m) took the silver and bronze, respectively. Former national record holder S Siva -- also of Tamil Nadu - finished fourth with an effort of 5.05m. Meena, however, fell short of the Asian Championships qualification mark of 5.51m set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). The Asian Championships will be held in Gumi, South Korea, from May vault is one event in which there is a huge gap between Indian and international Asian record in the men's pole vault is 6m, set by Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines in 2023, while the world record stands in the name of Swedish superstar Armand Duplantis at said he was a bit disappointed at missing out on the Asian Championships qualification wanted to raise the bar, but there was light drizzle and my coach advised aganist continuing," Meena the tracks, there was intense competition in the women's 400m, in which Uttar Pradesh's Rupal Chaudhary, one of the pre-race favourites, conserved every ounce of her energy to explode at the home stretch and win the gold with a time of 52.55 Nadus Asian Games medalist Vithya Ramraj (52.81 seconds), who had a good lead in the first 300m, couldn't switch gear in the last 100m. She was edged out by Rupal on the tape."I just wanted to catch up and shifted to another gear as the first 200m was slow,' Rupal said after winning the gold said she paid the price for running in top gear in the first six runners in the women's 400m dipped below the Asian Championships qualification time of 53.80 Games medallist Jyothi Yarraji too expressed her satisfaction in winning the women's 100m hurdles gold with a time of 13.23 seconds and bettering the Asian Championships qualification time of 13.26 said she had pulled her right hamstring three weeks back and couldn't dip below 13 was my only chance for me to make the cut for the Asian Championships. Hence, I had no choice but to compete," said Yarraji, who holds the national record of 12.78 the men's 110m hurdles, national record holder Tejas Ashok Shirse of Maharashtra clinched the gold with a below-par time of 13.65 seconds. He missed the Asian Championships qualifying time of 13.56 seconds. His NR stands at 13.42 record-holder high jumper Jeswin Aldrin is set to miss next month's Asian Championships in Korea as he was beaten by P. David of Tamil Nadu for the jumped 7.94 m, while Aldrin of Reliance produced an effort of 7.83 m, well below his national record distance of Asian Championships qualifying distance is set at Sarvesh Anil Kushare of Maharashtra won gold in the men's high jump after clearing 2.26m. He bettered the Asian Championships qualifying mark of 2.23m.
Hindustan Times
22-04-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Pole vaulter Dev Meena breaks national record
New Delhi: Pole vaulter Dev Meena broke the national record for a second time this season, showing promise in one of the toughest disciplines in athletics. The 19-year-old from Madhya Pradesh scaled 5.35m to create a new national record at the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships in Kochi on Tuesday. This was the second time in recent months that Meena has shattered the national mark. At the 38th National Games in February, Meena cleared 5.32m to set a new record. Though Meena fell short of the qualifying mark (5.51m) for the Asian Championships, he was looking ahead to the season. 'I wanted to raise the bar but there was light drizzle and I didn't continue on the advice of my coach. It was not gripping and could have led to injury,' said Meena. 'I am looking forward to the World University Games and want to qualify for the Asian Games next year,' he said. It is only a little over three years that Meena started pole vaulting, switching from sprint, but the youngster is taking big strides. He never thought of trying pole vault but coach Ghanshyam Yadav convinced him to take up the sport. Coming from Kheda in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, Meena has been training in Bhopal. The pole vault academy run by Madhya Pradesh State Sports Department provides him with the facilities to train and compete. 'I was searching for talents when I saw Dev in a competition. I asked him whether he would like to do pole vault but he was not ready. He told me the equipment would be costly and his family would not be able to afford it,' recalls Ghansyam. It took some convincing before Dev joined the Tantya Tope Academy in Bhopal. Everything from his stay, travel, diet and equipment is being taken care of by the MP sports department. There are close to 10 pole vaulters in the academy. Dev has won the National Games title twice and has started to make a mark at the international level as well. He won bronze at the Asian Junior Athletics Championships (U-20) in Dubai last year, clearing 5.10m and also competed at the 2024 World U20 Championships in Lima. These experiences have helped him progress and raise the bar. 'He could have crossed 5.40m today but because of rain and wind, we decided not to take more attempts. It is important to stay injury-free. He is very dedicated and disciplined and has a big career ahead of him,' said Ghanshyam, a former pole vaulter who has done a World Athletics coaching course and looks after young talent in the MP academy. The academy has now brought in former international Angel Eduardo Garcia Esteban of Cuba to train Dev and the other trainees. 'I am learning so many new things form him. He has changed my strides on the runway, and other technical changes like bending the pole etc. The workouts are very interesting. It has given me lot of confidence and you can see the result here,' said Dev.
News18
22-04-2025
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Pole Vaulter Dev Kumar Meena Breaks Own National Record Yet Falls Short Of Asian C'ships Qualifying Mark
Dev Kumar Meena broke his own national record with a 5.35m effort at the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships but has missed out on the Asian Championships qualifier. Extending his sparkling form this season, Madhya Pradesh pole vaulter Dev Kumar Meena broke his own national record with an effort of 5.35m on his way to gold medal-winning show on the second day of the National Federation Senior Athletics Championships here Tuesday. The 19-year-old Meena dominated the men's pole vault event as he bettered his earlier national mark of 5.32m which he had scaled while finishing on top during the Uttarakhand National Games in February. Tamil Nadu athletes M Gowtham (5.15m) and G Reegan (5.10m) took the silver and bronze respectively. Former national record holder S Siva — also of Tamil Nadu — finished fourth with an effort of 5.05m. Meena, however, fell short of the Asian Championships qualification mark of 5.51m set by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Asian Championships will be held in Gumi, South Korea from May 27-31. Pole vault is one event in which there is a huge gap between Indian and international athletes. The Asian record in men's pole vault is 6m, set by Ernest John Obiena of the Philippines in 2023, while the world record stands in the name of Swedish superstar Armand Duplantis at 6.27m. Meena said he was a bit disappointed at missing out on the Asian Championships qualification mark. 'I wanted to raise the bar but there was light drizzle and my coach advised aganist continuing," Meena said. On the tracks, there was intense competition in the women's 400m in which Uttar Pradesh's Rupal Chaudhary, one of the pre-race favourites, conserved every ounce of her energy to explode at the home stretch and win the gold with a time of 52.55 seconds. Tamil Nadu's Asian Games medallist Vithya Ramraj (52.81 seconds), who had a good lead in the first 300m, couldn't switch gear in the last 100m. She was edged out by Rupal on the tape. 'I just wanted to catch up and shifted to another gear as the first 200m was slow," Rupal said after winning the gold medal. Vithya said she paid the price for running at top gear in the first 300m. Top six runners in the women's 400m dipped below the Asian Championships qualification time of 53.80 seconds. Asian Games medallist Jyothi Yarraji too expressed her satisfaction in winning women's 100m hurdles gold with a time of 13.23 seconds and bettering the Asian Championships qualification time of 13.26 seconds. Yarraji said she had pulled her right hamstring three weeks back and couldn't dip below 13 seconds. 'Kochi was my only chance for me to make the cut for the Asian Championships. Hence, I had no choice but to compete," said Yarraji who holds the national record of 12.78 seconds. In men's 110m hurdles, national record holder Tejas Ashok Shirse of Maharashtra clinched the gold with a below-par time of 13.65 seconds. He missed the Asian Championships qualifying time of 13.56 seconds. His NR stands at 13.42 seconds. National record holder high jumper Jeswin Aldrin is set to miss next month's Asian Championships in Korea as he was beaten by P David of Tamil Nadu for the gold. David jumped 7.94m while Aldrin of Reliance produced an effort of 7.83m well below his national record distance of 8.42m. The Asian Championships qualifying distance is set at 8.07m. Meanwhile, Sarvesh Anil Kushare of Maharashtra won gold in men's high jump after clearing 2.26m. He bettered the Asian Championships qualifying mark of 2.23m.
