Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], June 25 (ANI): Hammer thrower Anushka Yadav and pole vaulter Dev Meena set new nationwide information on the sixty fifth National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.
Dev Meena of Madhya Pradesh broke his personal pole vault nationwide document by clearing 5.46m, whereas Anushka Yadav of Uttar Pradesh created a brand new nationwide document within the hammer throw with an enormous effort of 67.02m. Both performances additionally helped them obtain Asian Games 2026 qualification marks, making it a standout day for Indian athletics on the Kalinga Stadium.
Jyothi Yarraji additionally impressed on the championships with a powerful comeback within the girls’s 100m hurdles, profitable the occasion in 12.99 seconds. The nationwide document holder appeared in high kind after coming back from harm, and her efficiency was slightly below the 13-second mark, additionally comfortably assembly the Asian Games qualification normal of 13.34 seconds.
Dev Meena, representing Madhya Pradesh, raised the bar to five.46m which was higher than his personal nationwide document collectively held with coaching accomplice Kuldeep Kumar. His Wednesday’s efficiency was additionally higher than the Japan Asian Games qualification mark of 5.45m.
It is nice to enhance the nationwide document earlier than going to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, says the newly topped champion.
‘The competitors was difficult, nonetheless I’m excited to have enhanced my profile,’ mentioned the pole vaulter whereas talking to ANI.
Top three pole vaulters additionally improved the meet document of 5.20m set by M Gowtham in 2025.
At the throwing area, 18-year-old Anushka Yadav was the cynosure of all eyes as she erased the nationwide and meet document. On her approach to profitable gold she additionally booked a berth for the Japan Asian Games.
Anushka Yadav’s profitable throw of 67.02m was higher than the National document of 65.25m set by Sarita A Singh in 2017. The meet document of 65.03m was set by Rachna in 2023.
‘I’m grateful to my household for all of the assist as I used to be on the injured checklist earlier in March,’ jubilant Anushka mentioned of setting the senior nationwide document.
‘I can not specific my happiness of reserving a berth to board a flight to the Japan Asian Games,’ she added.
Asian Games silver medallist and nationwide document holder in girls’s 100m hurdles, Jyoti Yarraji, was emotional about making a giant impression on her comeback after a protracted hiatus attributable to harm. ‘It’s sheer irony that I bought injured on June 24 final 12 months and after 12 lengthy agonising months of rehab I’m making a comeback–that too with sub-13 seconds for the 100m hurdles,’ mentioned Jyothi Yarraji of profitable the ladies’s 100m hurdles title on Wednesday.
Nandhini Ok of Tamil Nadu gained silver with a time of 13.22 secs and was the second hurdler to attain the Asian Games qualification mark.
Tamil Nadu’s triple jumper Lasha Ilango gained the gold medal with a leap of 13.89m, enhancing the meet document and bettering the Asian Games qualification mark of 13.34m.
Earlier, within the morning session star distance runner Gulveer Singh was a snug winner of the boys’s 5,000m observe race. In males’s 800m heats greater than ten athletes improved the Asian Games qualification mark of 1:48.80 seconds.
Results:
Men: 5,000m (Asian Games Qualification Time 13:39.18 secs): Gulveer Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 13:52.92 secs, Abhishek Pal (Uttar Pradesh) 13:54.18 secs, Harmanjot Singh (Punjab) 13:54.60 secs.
Pole vault (AG Q Mark 5.45m): Dev Meena (Madhya Pradesh) 5.46m (NR improves his personal nationwide document 5.45m), Reegan G (Tamil Nadu) 5.30m, Kuldeep Kumar (Madhya Pradesh) 5.20m.
Women:
5,000m (AG Q Time 15:36.58 secs): Seema (Himachal Pradesh) 16:11.04 secs, Bharti (Haryana) 16:17.10 secs, Ravina Gayakwad (Maharashtra)16:32.92 secs.
Triple bounce (AG Q Mark 13:34m): Lasha Ilango (Tamil Nadu) 13.89m, Niharika Vashisht (Punjab) 13.22m, Mallala Anusha (Andhra Pradesh) 13.13m.
100m hurdles (AG Q Time 13.34 secs): Jyothi Yarraji (Andhra Pradesh) 12.99 seconds, Nandhini Ok (Tamil Nadu) 13.22 secs, Pragyan P Sahu (Odisha) 13.48 secs.
Hammer Throw (AG Q Mark 61.72m): Anushka Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 67.02m, Tanya Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) 61.70m, Harshita Sehrawat (Delhi) 60.92m. (ANI)