Athletics
Inter-State Athletics C'ships 2025 Day-1 Highlights: Dhanalakshmi, Tamilarasu shine
Highlights from the 2025 Inter-State Athletics C'ships Day 1.
Abinaya Rajarajan, Manikanta Hoblidhar to fight for gold on the opening day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships 2025. (File Photo)
64th National Inter-state Athletics Championships Day-1 Highlights: The biggest National track and field competition commenced at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday.
100m sprinters Dhanalakshmi and Tamilarasu shone with exceptional timings to win gold medal in women's and men's event respectively.
In the 400m sprints, the likes of Vishal TK and Devyaniba Zala put in consistent performances to qualify for their respective final.
Seema, meanwhile, demolished the women's 5000m field to win gold.
Highlights:
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- 20 Aug 2025 3:02 PM GMT
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- 20 Aug 2025 2:24 PM GMT
Tamilarasu is the men's 100m National Champion!
Tamilarasu with a massive personal best of 10.22s to win the men's 100m title. That was quick from the youngster at his home ground.
The more experienced Manikanta Hoblidhar has to settle for silver with a timing of 10.35s.
Ragul Kumar takes bronze at 10.40s.
- 20 Aug 2025 2:18 PM GMT
Dhanalakshmi is the women's 100m champion
Surprise, surprise!
Dhanalakshmi, who is returning from a doping ban, stuns the women's 100m field. She wins the gold medal with a personal best time of 11.36s.
Abhinaya (11.58s) and Sneha (11.61s) win silver and bronze respectively.
- 20 Aug 2025 2:05 PM GMT
Women's 5000m final results
Not Seema's best timing, but still more than a minute between her and Ravina.
- 20 Aug 2025 2:02 PM GMT
Seema demolishes 5000m field
The World University Games medallist Seema absolutely demolishes the women's 5000m field. There were only three athletes in contention and Seema lapped the third-placed athlete.
She also nearly lapped the second placed athlete, but it wasn't to be.
Seema clocked 15:42.64s for the win!
- 20 Aug 2025 1:27 PM GMT
Amoj Jacob, as expected, powers through
Veteran Amoj Jacob wins the men's 400m semi-final 3 rather comfortably. He clocks 46.11s and is nearly 1s clear of the second placed Astik (47.08s).
- 20 Aug 2025 1:21 PM GMT
Rajesh Ramesh through to men's 400m final
As easy as it gets for Rajesh Ramesh. The experienced quarter-miler eases through to win the men's 400m semi-final 2 with a timing of 46.59s.
The timing could have been faster, but he slowed down while nearing the finish line.
- 20 Aug 2025 1:16 PM GMT
Vishal TK continues his good form
Vishal TK continues his good run of form in men's 400m. He wins the first semi-final with a timing of 45.78s - the only athlete to dip below 46s in that race.
Santhosh T (46.19s) and Harsh Kumar (46.39s) finished second and third respectively.
