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 6:25 PM IST
Vithya Ramraj wins the women's 400m hurdles title with a time of 56.61s
Medalists:
Gold - R Vithya Ramraj - 56.61s
Silver - Sinchal Kavera - 57.77s
Bronze - Shravani Sangle - 59.73s
- 25 May 2026 6:20 PM IST
Shivam Lohakare regieters today's first 80m throw in men's javelin
He achieved an 80.57m mark in his second attempt and is currently leading the pack.
- 25 May 2026 6:18 PM IST
First track event of the evening session is women's 400m hurdles final at 6:20 PM IST
R Vithya Ramraj will be the favourite in this event, who is chasing a long time unbeatan national record of 55.42s, held by veteran sprinter PT Usha.
Here is the startlist:

- 25 May 2026 6:13 PM IST
Sachin Yadav starts with a throw of 73.52m in his first attempt
He is currently in second position behind Yashvir Singh's 77.81m
- 25 May 2026 6:08 PM IST
The men's javelin throw final is also underway
There are 17 entries in the final, including the world championships finalists like Sachin Yadav and Kishore Jena.
The Commonwealth Games qualifying mark is 82.61m, which multiple athletes from this field can achieve.
Here is the startlist:

- 25 May 2026 5:00 PM IST
First up: Women's High Jump final
There are 7 entries in the final but the reigning Asian champion Pooja Singh has decided to skip the event.
Here is the start list:
Manshi - PB(1.78m)
Khyati Mathur - PB(1.86m)
Pallavi Patel - PB(1.76m)
Reet Rathore - PB(1.81m)
Supriya S B - PB(1.79m)
Abhinaya Shetty - PB(1.84m)
Rubina Yadav - PB(1.81m)
- 25 May 2026 4:45 PM IST
Hello and welcome to the live coverage from final day of 2026 Senior Athletics Federation Cup
The evening session will begin at 5:30 PM IST
