Haryana’s Prince clocked 2:25.11 to rewrite the men’s under-18 1000m National record on the concluding day of the National junior athletics championships at the Kalinga Stadium here on Tuesday.
Dhanya S. cleared 4.23m to take the women’s under-16 long jump crown. The top-four, including Dixsha (4.11m), Anamika Ajesh (4.08m) and Kinjalben Thakor (4.07m), performed better than the previous National record (4.05m).
Tamil Nadu (289 points) pipped Haryana (287) for the overall trophy.
The results: Finals (winners only): U-20: Men: 3000m steeplechase: Bhim Maan (Har) 8:58.17; 4x400m relay: Tamil Nadu 3:10.64 (NMR, Old 3:11.03, Haryana, 2017); Javelin: Aditya (Har) 76.50; Women: 3000m steeplechase: Manju Choudhuri (Raj) 10:56.98; 4x400m relay: Tamil Nadu 3:43.87 (NMR, Old 3:45.87, Kerala, 2012).
U-18: Men: 1000m: Prince (Har) 2:25.11 (NR, Old 2:26.04, Suraj Singh, 2025); High jump: Zubin Gohain (Asm) 2.01m; Women: 1000m: Heena (Har) 2:50.69; Discus: Amanat Kamboj (Pun) 49.01m.
U-16: Boys: 600m: Mohammed Sameer Khan (UP) 1:18.48 (NR, Old 1:21.22, Suraj Singh, 2024); Long jump: Abhinanth A.B. (TN) 4.94m (NR, Old 4.71m, Amrit Pal Singh, 2024); Girls: 600m: Sehnoor Bawa (Pun) 1:31.83 (NR, Old 1:33.26, Edwina Jason, 2024); Long jump: Dhanya S. (TN) 4.23m (NR, Old 4.05m, Annya S., 2024).
Best athletes: U-20: Men: Parth Singh (Jha, long jump); Women: Neeru Pathak (UP, 400m); U-18: Men: Nishchay (Har, discus); Women: Shourya Ambure (Mah, 100m hurdles); U-16: Boys: Abhinanth A.B. (TN, 60m); Girls: Jilsha Jinli (Ker, 60m); U-14: Girls: Aaradhya Singh (Har, kids javelin).
Published – October 14, 2025 09:04 pm IST
