Asian Indoor Athletics C'ships: Praveen Chithravel finishes 4th, Manikanta disqualifies
Praveen Chitharavel had yet another failure, missing out on the men's triple jump podium with a modest jump of 16.22m.
Praveen Chitravel finished 4th at Asian Infoor Championships 2026. (Photo Credits: AFI)
Indian athletics contingent had a very poor start at Asian Indoor Championships, as Praveen Chithravel finished fourth while Manikanta Hoblidhar got disqualified in Tianjin, China, on Friday.
Praveen had a very poor start to the season as he missed out on the men's triple jump podium with a modest leap of 16.22m, finishing 4th behind three Chinese athletes.
Praveen started with a 15.66m jump, which he narrowly increased in following jumps, before the 16.22m on his final attempt, falling short of Bronze medalist Ma Yinglong's 16.45m.
On the other hand, one of India's top sprinters, Manikanta, faced a disqualification in prelimary round of the men's 60m flat race due to a false start.
He received a direct red card after officials called a restart in Heat-3 for a false start, ending his campaign in China without running a single race.
This was expected to be the first 60m indoor race for India's 100m specialist, but now he will have to wait a little more to record his first timings in this event.
On the other hand, pentathlete KA Anamika has a challenging start to her campaign, currently sitting in 5th place after three events - 60m Hurdles (8.97s), High Jump (1.70m) and Shot Put (10.74m).
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