Olympian Kiran Pahal clinched the gold medal in the women's 400m event in Patna on Saturday at the Indian Open Athletics 2025 tournament, finishing with a time of 54.93 seconds, as per Olympics.com.
India athlete Avinash Sable stormed into the final of the men's 3000m steeplechase after finishing fifth in the ongoing Paris Olympics at the Stade de France.
Kiran clocked timings of 52.51 seconds at the Stade de France and finished seventh in her heat and at the 39th spot overall. While Kiran failed to make it to the semifinals scheduled for today, she will have a chance at medal since she will feature in the repechage round on Monday.
Kiran Pahal on Thursday breached the Paris 2024 Olympics mark in the women's 400m at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Panchkula.