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Federation Cup Day-3: Kuldeep Kumar & Dev Meena break pole vault national record-Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the penultimate day of the 2026 Senior National Athletics Federation Cup in Ranchi.

Star Indian jumpers will be in action at the day-3 of 2026 Federation Cup (File Photo)
Multiple star Indian male jumpers were in action on the penultimate day of the 2026 Senior National Athletics Federation Cup in Ranchi on Sunday.
Murali Sreeshankar earned CWG qualification in the long jump, while Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar fought a thrilling duel in pole vault, followed by Sarvesh Kushare equalling his personal best in high jump.
On the track, Tejas Shirse and M Krishik fight it out in the 110m hurdles final, whereas later in the day, the men's 1500m winner was also crowned.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 24 May 2026 6:19 PM IST
G Reegan comfortably clears the 4.95m mark in pole vault
Dev Meena starts at a height of 5 metres and has comfortably cleared it in the first attempt.
- 24 May 2026 6:11 PM IST
Murali Sreeshankar starts with a modest jump of 7.81m in his first attempt
Meanwhile, Jeswin Aldrin takes a leap of 7.56m in his first attempt.
- 24 May 2026 6:08 PM IST
The pole vault action has moved to a height of 4.95m mark
Meanwhile, the high jump action is currently at the height of 2.12m.
- 24 May 2026 5:55 PM IST
Up Next: - Men's Long Jump Final at 6:00 PM IST
The men's long jump final field is packed with three of the best long jumpers, Murali Sreeshankar, Jeswin Aldrin and S Lokesh, in the world will be in action.
The Commonwealth Games qualifying mark is set at 8.05m.
Here is the startlist:

- 24 May 2026 5:36 PM IST
The pole vault action has moved to a height of 4.70m mark
Meanwhile, the high jump action is starting at a height of 2.00m.
- 24 May 2026 5:26 PM IST
Men's High Jump final is also getting underway
Last year's World Championships finalist, Sarvesh Kushare, will be the one to watch out for. The rising youngster Aadarsh Ram will also target a CWG qualification.
The AFI Standard for the Glasgow Games is set at 2.22m, which both Sarvesh and Aadarsh have achieved this year.
Here is the startlist:

- 24 May 2026 4:25 PM IST
First Up: Men's Pole Vault Final at 5:00 PM IST
The first final from the day-3 evening session is the men's pole vault final, which is expected to be a thriller with 3 players fighting for CWG mark of 5.25m.
These three athletes, Dev Meena, Kuldeep Kumar and G Reegan, have breached this mark multiple times this year and are aiming to repeat the feat here in Ranchi as well.
Here is the start-list for the final:

