Athletics
Federation Cup Day-4: Praveen Chithravel breaches Commonwealth Games mark-Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the final day of the 2026 Athletics Federation Cup in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
Sachin Yadav to compete at the 2026 Federation Cup. (Photo credit: Aswathy Santhosh/ The Bridge)
Eleven gold medals were decided in the evening session of the final day action at the 2026 Senior Athletics Federation Cup in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
The biggest event of the day was the men's javelin throw final, having few of the elite throwers like Sachin Yadav and Rohit Yadav.
On the other hand, the national record holders Tajinderpal Singh Toor in men's shot put and Praveen Chitravel in men's triple jump were also in action.
On the track, Animesh Kujur in 200m and Krishan Kumar clinched in the titles.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 25 May 2026 8:14 PM IST
Mohammad Afsal P withdrew mid-race in 800m final
Krishan Kumar wins the 800m gold
- 25 May 2026 7:42 PM IST
Up Next: - Men's 800m Final at 7:50 PM IST
This is the final event of the 2026 Senior Athletics Federation Cup, featuring national record holder Mohammed Afsal P in the field.
The Commonwealth Games qualifying mark is 1:45:00s
Here is the startlist:
- 25 May 2026 7:36 PM IST
Samardeep Singh Gill stuns Tajinderpal Singh to win men's shot put title
Samardeep registered a new personal best of 20.46m, breaching the 20m mark for the first time and qualified for the Commonwealth Games.
- 25 May 2026 7:15 PM IST
Shivam Lohakare wins the men's javelin throw title with a best of 81.71m
However, he fell short of the Commonwealth Games mark of 82.61m.
- 25 May 2026 7:10 PM IST
Animesh Kujur wins the men's 200m title with a time of 20.64s
He missed out on the Commonwealth Games mark of 20.61s but won the title here in Ranchi.
Medalists:
Gold - Animesh Kujur - 20.64s
Silver - Jishnu Prasad - 20.98s
Bronze - Abhay Singh - 21.01s
- 25 May 2026 6:46 PM IST
Yashas P wins the 400m hurdles title with a lifetime best of 49s
A brilliant final, with three Indians dipping sub-50s and breaching the qualifying mark of the Commonwealth Games set at 50.27s.
Medalists:
Gold - Yashap P - 49.00s
Silver - Santosh Kumar -49.06s
Bronze - Jabir M.P - 49.97s
- 25 May 2026 6:39 PM IST
Up Next: - Men's 400m hurdles final at 6:40 PM IST
The 400m hurdles field is packed, with some of the best all-time Indian mark holders in the field today.
Here is the startlist:
