Athletics
Federation Cup Athletics: Neeraj Chopra wins the gold medal, Kishore Jena falters in men's javelin final - Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the final day of Federation Cup Athletics in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Neeraj Chopra and Kishore Kumar Jena to take part at Federation Cup Athletics (Source: AFI)
The final day of the Federation Cup Athletics was a very special one as the Olympic champion, Neeraj Chopra, returned to a home event for the first time since his triumph at Tokyo Olympics in 2021. He competed in men's javelin throw event at Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Wednesday.
On the other hand, the top triple jumpers of the country, Praveen Chitravel, Abdulla Abubacker and Eldhose paul took part at the event, sighting a direct qualification mark for Paris Olympics.
There were plenty of exciting events on the track as well, the finals of 100m and 400m in both genders took place, as the fastest sprinters and quarter-milers of India competed for the podium finish.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 15 May 2024 1:00 PM GMT
The first track event - Women's 100m final is about to start at 6:40 PM IST
Here is the lineup of the women's 100m final. The eight female sprinters are there in the final, sighting their eyes on a podium finish with their best timings.
- 15 May 2024 12:34 PM GMT
The first three attempts of women's hammer throw events have been concluded
Here is the current standings of the leaderboard at half-way stage
Harshita Sehrawat of Delhi - 58.08m
Manpreet Kaur of Punjab - 56.40m
Varsha of Delhi - 51.45m
