Athletics
Athletics Meet Bengaluru: Sarvesh edges past Tejaswin Shankar, Rajesh Ramesh clocks sub-46s time to win 400m- Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the Indian Open Athletics Meet in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Tejaswin Shankar in action at the Indian Open Athletics Meet Bengaluru. (Photo credit: Arjun Sajeevan/The Bridge)
A few of the top Indian track and field athletes were in action for the one-day athletics meet at the Kanteerva Stadium, Bengaluru, Karnataka, on Saturday.
The Indian 100m and 400m runners continued their strong domestic outdoor season in 2025, whereas the second-string long jumpers and triple jumpers were putting up a show in their respective categories.
Meanwhile, Asian Medalist Tejashwin Shankar was also in the action for his pet event of men's high jump but was toppled by the current India no.1 high jumper, Sarvesh Kushare.
As it happened:
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- 28 Jun 2025 12:40 PM GMT
Bhavani Yadav wins the women's long jump title with a good jump of 6.31m
Bhavani toppled the event favourite Sandra Babu, who could only manage a jump of 6.24m, to clinch the gold medal.
Medalists
Gold - Bhavani Yadav - 6.31m
Silver - Sandra Babu - 6.24m
Bronze - Kususma Ravada - 6.22m
- 28 Jun 2025 11:56 AM GMT
Sarvesh Kushare clinched the high jump title with a jump of 2.21m
Sarvesh edged past the national record holder, Tejaswin Shankar, who finished second with 2.19m, to clinch the gold medal.
Medalists:
Gold - Sarvesh Kushare - 2.21m
Silver - Tejaswin Shankar - 2.19m
Bronze - Aadarsh Ram - 2.13m
- 28 Jun 2025 11:38 AM GMT
National record holder Mohammed Afsal P pulls out in between the 800m final
Mahammed Afsal was leading the pack for the 400m but then a slight niggle in the second lap forced him to withdrew from the race.
- 28 Jun 2025 11:00 AM GMT
Another sub-46s run for Rajesh Ramesh to win the heat-3
The star Indian quarter-miler Rajesh clocked a time of 47.97s, which will help him to earn crucial ranking points for the world championships.
- 28 Jun 2025 10:48 AM GMT
Akash Raj wins the first heat of 400m with a personal best of 47.34s
This was Akash's first sub-48s run in the 400m. He will still have to wait for the decision on the final standings after the five more races.
- 28 Jun 2025 10:40 AM GMT
Ashwini R wins the women's 400m hurdles title with a time of 58.26s
Asian medalist R Vithya Ramraj decided to withdraw from the event, allowing Ashwini to win a domestic title.
- 28 Jun 2025 9:40 AM GMT
Sandra Babu starts with a season-best jump of 6.23m to lead the women's long jump event
This is also a new personal best for her if the wind speed is in legal terms.
