Krishan, Afsal through to men's 800m final

The former Asian Athletics Championships silver medallist Krishan Kumar and Mohammed Afsal are safely through to the final of the men's 800m at the 2025 Federation Cup.

Afsal emerged as the fastest man in the heats, clocking 1:46.70s in the second heat. He breached the 2025 Asian Athletics C'ships qualification standard of 1:47.77s by a distance.

It was a fast run in the second heat with two others – Anu Kumar (1:46.70s) and Prakash Gadade (1:47.39s) – also surpassing the Asian mark.