Abha Khatua Shines at 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Maharashtra’s Abha Khatua, an Asian silver medalist, took center stage at the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition held on Monday at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium. The 28-year-old athlete set a new women’s shot put record of 18.41m, surpassing her previous throw of 17.56m in March.

Animesh Kujur Narrowly Misses National Record in Men’s 200m at Athletics Competition.

Odisha’s sprinter Animesh Kujur narrowly missed breaking the national record in the men’s 200m event during the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition in Bhubaneswar. Despite winning gold with a time of 20.62 seconds, Kujur fell short of the record set by Amlan Borgohain in 2022.

Results

Women
200m: Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland (Karnataka) 23.85 seconds, Srabani Nanda (Odisha) 23.89 seconds, Devyaniba Mahendrasin (Gujarat) 24.14 seconds.
800m: KM Chanda (Delhi) 2:02.62 seconds, Twinkle (Punjab) 2:03.94 seconds, Amandeep Kaur (Punjab) 2:07.66 seconds.
100m hurdles Nithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) 13.14 seconds, Pragyan Prasanti Sahu (Odisha) 13.40 seconds, Moumita Mondal (West Bengal) 13.64 seconds.
Long jump: Nayana James (Kerala) 6.53m, Shaili Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 6.34m, Moumita Mondal (West Bengal) 6.18m.
Shot put: Abha Khatua (Maharashtra) 18.41m, Kiran Baliyan (Uttar Pradesh) 16.54m, Shrishti Vig (Delhi) 15.86m.


Men
200m: Animesh Kujur (Odisha) 20.62 seconds, Nalubothu Shanumaga (Andhra Pradesh) 20.97 secs, Jay Shah (Maharashtra) 21.31 seconds.
800m: Anikesh Chaudhary (Himachal Pradesh) 1:50.16 seconds, Somnath Chauhan (Haryana) 1:50.16 seconds, Mohammed Afsal P (Kerala) 1:50.44 seconds.
5,000m: Sawan Barwal (Himachal Pradesh) 13:51.01 secs, Harmanjot Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 13:51.61 secs, Kiran Matre (Maharashtra) 13:52.62 secs.
110m hurdles: Manav R (Tamil Nadu) 14.03 seconds, Nishanthraja G (Tamil Nadu) 14.22 seconds, Sachin Binu (Kerala) 14.25 seconds.
Discus throw: Nirbhay Singh (Haryana) 55.27m, Gagandeep Singh (Punjab) 54.38m, Oinam Alson Singh (Manipur) 52.03m.
High jump: Chetan B (Karnataka) 2.09m, Swadhin Kumar Majhi (Odisha) 2.09m, Shaik Mohiddin (Andhra Pradesh) 2.05m.
Decathlon: Gokul KR (Kerala) 6762 points, Kamal Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 6685 points, Stalin Joes S (Tamil Nadu) 6630 points.