Animesh Kujur made a big splash at the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition by getting personal bests in the 200m and 100m sprints with timings of 20.62s and 10.50s respectively. The 20-year-old is now the second fastest 200m sprinter ever in India's history behind Amlan Bor
Competing at the Sree Kanteerava Outdoor Stadium, Pavithra Venkatesh won the title for a 4:05m leap while Baranica Elangovan (4.00m) secured silver and Mariya Jaison (3.80m) won bronze, as per Olympics.
In that contingent, Baranica Elangovan is the only Pole Vaulter. She will be bidding to become the 1st Indian in history to medal in the women’s pole vault event at the Asian Athletics Championships, an event that has been traditionally dominated by Chinese and Japanese athlet
Following an impressive performance during the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships and 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, athletes Jyothi Yarraji, Jinson Johnson, Baranica Elangovan, Mohammed Afsal, Gulveer Singh will now set their sights on the
Amlan Borgohain, in particular, will have happy memories of the tournament, having broken the men's 200m national record in the last edition. Jyothi Yarraji, the national record holder in the 100m hurdles event, will also compete in the 200m event.