Athletics
Baranica Elangovan sets women's pole vault national record
Mohammed Afsal set a new indoor national record in men's 800, clocking 1:47.86s
Baranica Elangovan (Photo credit: AFI)
Baranica Elangovan starred on the opening day of first ever National Indoor Athletics Championships, setting a new national record in women's pole vault on Tuesday.
Baranica cleared a height of 4.22m, going past the previous national record of 4.21m set by Rosy Meena
“It’s good day for me to enter my name in the record books,” Baranica said in post-competition interaction. “I’ve been trying hard to cross 4.20m in the past and today turned out to be a lucky day for me."
She made an attempt to further raise the bat to 4.25m but wasn’t successful in clearing the height.
Away from the pole vault arena, there was an exciting duel in men’s long jump between Praveen Chithravel and Sarun Payasingh.
It was 25-year-old Payasingh who clinched the gold medal with a distance of 7.80m, a personal best.
Elsewhere, Mohammed Afsal set a new indoor national record in men's 800, clocking 1:47.86s.
Day 1 Results
Men: 800m: Mohammed Afsal (Air Force) 1:47.86 seconds, Kalyan JR (Karnataka) 1:53.98 seconds, Sayan Karmakar (West Bengal) 1:56.98 seconds.
Men: U20: 800m: Lokesh Magendhiran (Tamil Nadu) 1:53.92 seconds, Rajdip Pal (West Bengal) 2:02.34 seconds.
Men: 3,000m: Shivaji Parashuram (Reliance) 8:09.88 seconds, Vinod Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 8:16.93 seconds, Rahul Kumar Verma (Chhattisgarh) 8:18.21 seconds.
Men: 60m hurdles: Krishik M (Karnataka) 7.71 seconds, Rathish P (Reliance) 7.84 seconds, Muhammed Lazan (JSW) 8.00 seconds
Men: Long jump: Sarun Payasingh (Odisha) 7.80m, Praveen Chithravel (JSW) 7.78m, David P (Railway) 7.69m.
Men: Shot put: Ravi Kumar (BSF) 17.17m, Adhish Ghildiyal (Uttarakhand) 16,92m, Balaji (Tamil Nadu) 16.74m
Men: U20: Shot put: Ommkar Prasad Nand (Odisha) 17.77m, SAI Kiran A (NCOE Patiala) 17.00m, Harshit Gahlot (JSW) 16.98m
Women: 3,000m: Priyanka C (Karnataka) 9:42.05 seconds, Kajal Rangnath (Gujarat) 9:44.01 seconds, Sushmita Tigga (Odisha) 10:22.30 seconds.
Women: Shot put: Rekha (NCOE Patiala) 15.63m, Mayuri Arade (Karnataka) 9.15m.
Women: U20: Shot put: Dona Maria (Kerala) 13.35m, Khusboo (Haryana) 12.03m, Akhshaya GR (Tamil Nadu) 11.89m.
Women: Pole vault: Baranica Elangovan (Tamil Nadu) 4.22m, Blessy Kunjumon (Kerala) 3.95m, Mariya Jaison (Kerala) 3.380m.
Women: Long jump: Anamika KA (JSW) 6.05m, Manisha Merel (Odisha) 6.04m, Sherin A (JSW) 5.92m.