Bhubaneswar two prominent athletes, Haryana’s international high jumper Pooja and Delhi promising quarter-miler Jay Kumar-were among several athletes who improved meet and national records on day-three of the 39th National Junior Athletics Championships here at Kalinga Stadium on Monday. Pooja scaled 1.85m to improve national U-18 women’s high jump record during heptathlon competition.
Her previous best and national record of 1.83m was recorded during World U20 Athletics Championships held in Lima, Peru in August. Kumar had been impressive earlier this season in the 400m and he continued to dominate the track here in Bhubaneswar on Monday. On his way to the gold medal in the men’s U20 400m race he clocked 46.29 seconds to better the meet record of 46.59 seconds by Amoj Jacob set in 2017.
The girls U16 javelin throw saw intense competition with top six throwers bettering the national record. Haryana’s Muskan however, walked away with the gold medal. Her best throw was 46.87m which was better than the previous national record of 40.01m set by Shivani Patel in 2024.
Day 3 Results:
Men's U-20: Jay Kumar (Delhi) 46.29 seconds (meetrecord, previous record of 46.59 seconds by Amoj Jacob in 2017), Astik Pradhan(Odisha) 46.97 secs, Arjun Pradeep (Kerala) 47.61 secs
U-20, 3000m: Mohit Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) 8:16.84seconds, Rahul Verma (Chhattisgarh) 8:18.19 secs, Yogeswar R (Tamil Nadu)8:22.50 secs.U20: 110m hurdles: Sandeep Vinod Kumar(Maharashtra) 14.02 seconds, Rahil Sakeer VP (Kerala) 14.04 secs, BalrajPradeshi (Maharashtra) 14.39 secs.U20: 10,000m race walk: Amit Kumar (Chhattisgarh)42:18.13 seconds, Babendra Singh (Uttarakhand) 42:28.36 secs, Babulal Jat(Rajasthan) 42:34.62 secs.
U-18, 400m: Gajendra Singh (Rajasthan) 48.12seconds, Piyush Raj (Bihar) 48.12 secs, Saket Minj (Jharkhand) 48.15 secs.U18: High jump: Zubin Gohain (Assam) 1.76m,Virendra Ranaware (Maharashtra) 1.76m, Kedharnadh KS (Kerala) 1.73m.
U-18, 110m hurdles: Kiran K (Kerala) 13.64seconds, Saif Chafekar (Maharashtra) 13.90 secs, Dhairyasheel Patil(Maharashtra) 14.16 secs
U-16, Boys: 80m hurdles: Sanaga Thanush Teja(Andhra Pradesh) 10.36 seconds (national record, previous record 10.55 secondsset by Kaila Syam Sundhar Sahi in 2023), Barnil Sarma (Assam) 10.39 secs, AnshuYadav (Telangana) 10.56 secs.
Women's U-20, 400m: Dhesikha V (Tamil Nadu) 55.03 seconds,Isha Jadav (Maharashtra) 55.18 secs, Nofisa Khatun (West Bengal) 55.60 secs.
U-20, 100m hurdles: Crystal Vadakel (Maharashtra)14.10 seconds, Sabita Toppo (Odisha) 14.17 secs, Yamini Karthikeyan (TamilNadu) 14.56 secs.
U-20: 3000m: Sonam Parmar (Madhya Pradesh) 9:44.16seconds, Shilpa Dihora (Gujarat) 9:44.56 secs, Mitali Bhoyar (Maharashtra)9:45.24 secs.
U-18, 400m: Tahura Khatun (West Bengal) 56.01seconds, Kashish Bhagat (Maharashtra) 56.82 secs, Mahi Nandal (Haryana) 57.20secs.
U-18, 100m hurdles: Bhavana G (Tamil Nadu) 14.42seconds, Nehali Borawale (Maharashtra) 14.49 secs, Isha Renjith (Karnataka)14.52 secs.
U-18, Long jump: Thanusha K (Tamil Nadu) 5.70m, AfiyaKhatun (West Bengal) 5.41m, Muskan (Haryana) 5.38m.
U-18, 3,000m race walk: Shikha Yadav (UttarPradesh) 14:13.20, Yogita (Haryana) 14:26.85, Manisha (Rajasthan) 14:40.30.
U-16, Girls: 80m hurdles: Shourya Ambure(Maharashtra) 11.55 seconds, Swanandi Sawant (Maharashtra) 11.64 secs, SrigurupriyaN (Tamil Nadu) 11.97 secs.
U-16, Girls: Javelin: Muskan (Haryana) 46.87m(national record, previous record of 40.01m was set by Shivani Patel in 2024), Nisha(Haryana) 44.24m, Shilpa Kumari (Jharkhand) 44.21m.
