Daijiworld Media Network - Surat
Surat, Jun 16: Haryana sprinter Kiran Pahal produced a commanding performance to win the women’s 400 metres event at the 12th leg of the Indian Athletics Series held in Surat on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old clocked 53.49 seconds to comfortably secure first place. Kiran had earlier recorded her season-best timing of 52.89 seconds at the Ludhiana leg of the competition. She represented India at the 2024 Summer Olympics and holds a personal best of 50.92 seconds in the event.
In the men's 400m race, Tamil Nadu athlete Pradeep S claimed the title with a timing of 48.41 seconds.
Haryana’s Naveen Kumar Dagar marked a successful return to competition after a lengthy absence by winning the men's 3,000m steeplechase in 9:09.80.
Delhi sprinter Charu Shoukeen emerged as the fastest woman in the 100m event, crossing the finish line in 12.29 seconds. Heeral Johri of Madhya Pradesh secured second place with 12.56 seconds, while Chaarvi Poojari of Uttar Pradesh finished third in 12.79 seconds.
Key Results
Men
400m
• Pradeep S (Tamil Nadu) – 48.41 sec
• Brajesh Singh (Madhya Pradesh) – 48.70 sec
• Vedant Sananse (Maharashtra) – 48.85 sec
800m
• Nilkantha Ray (Army) – 1:50.45
• Shiva Tomar (Uttar Pradesh) – 1:50.78
• Aman Kumar (Haryana) – 1:51.98
400m Hurdles
• Nikhil Bhardwaj (Navy) – 52.69 sec
• Sunil Mourya (Maharashtra) – 52.92 sec
• Rakshith R (NCOE Bengaluru) – 53.80 sec
3000m Steeplechase
• Naveen Kumar Dagar (Haryana) – 9:09.80
• Ashish Pal (All India Police) – 9:21.28
• Raj Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) – 9:21.85
Long Jump
• Avinash Kumar (Haryana) – 7.72m
• Lakhveer Singh (Punjab) – 7.58m
• Bhupender Singh (Railway Sports) – 7.56m
Triple Jump
• Jay Shah (Maharashtra) – 15.68m
• Vivek Gupta (Maharashtra) – 15.44m
• Bhuva Kailas (Gujarat) – 14.78m
Javelin Throw
• Aditya (Haryana) – 67.74m
• Sarvesh Bharat (Maharashtra) – 66.40m
• Nitesh Yadav (Army) – 65.05m
Women
100m
• Charu Shoukeen (Delhi) – 12.29 sec
• Heeral Johri (Madhya Pradesh) – 12.56 sec
• Chaarvi Poojari (Uttar Pradesh) – 12.79 sec
400m
• Kiran Pahal (Haryana) – 53.49 sec
• Akanksha Gavade (Maharashtra) – 58.70 sec
• Rama Tanwar (Rajasthan) – 1:02.21
800m
• Amandeep Kaur (Punjab) – 2:18.88
• Anjali (Uttar Pradesh) – 2:19.94
• Anuva Das (West Bengal) – 2:20.15
3000m Steeplechase
• Kumari Parru (Rajasthan) – 11:05.58
• Saloni (Rajasthan) – 11:12.84
• Mori Vandana (Gujarat) – 11:17.08
Triple Jump
• Aleena T Saji (Kerala) – 12.88m
• Arshdeep Kaur (Punjab) – 12.67m
• Jenimol Joy (All India Police) – 12.42m
Under-20 Category
Men’s 100m
• Sarthak Rajendra (Maharashtra) – 11.26 sec
• Archit Sanjay (Maharashtra) – 11.53 sec
• Ved Patel (Gujarat) – 11.89 sec
Men’s 400m
• Himanshu Rajendra (Gujarat) – 47.66 sec
• Sagar Saini (Haryana) – 48.74 sec
• Ranjeet (Madhya Pradesh) – 49.15 sec
Men’s 800m
• Rohit Bhil (Gujarat) – 2:01.15
• Umesh Tamkhane (Maharashtra) – 2:11.27
• Aman Kumar (Haryana) – 2:11.98
Women’s 100m
• Kajal (Gujarat) – 12.02 sec
• Vala Roshanba (Gujarat) – 12.17 sec
• Mihika Vaibhav (Maharashtra) – 12.99 sec