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The following are the national records in athletics in India. Some of the records are maintained by Athletics Federation of India (AFI). Outdoor times for track races between 200 meters to 10,000 meters are set on 400-meter unbanked tracks. Indoor marks are established on 200-meter tracks, whether banked or unbanked. Indoor tracks longer than ...
New Delhi, India [5] 4000 m individual pursuit: 4:28.812 Vishwajit Singh: 16 June 2023 Asian Championships: Nilai, Malaysia [6] 4000 m team pursuit: 4:07.091 Vishwajit Singh Dinesh Kumar Venkappa Kengalgutti Anantha Narayan: 18 June 2022 Asian Championships: New Delhi, India [7]
Neeraj Chopra won India's first-ever Olympic gold medal in athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics (held in 2021) by throwing his best of 87.58 meters in the javelin throw final. Chopra is the first javelin thrower from India who won a gold medal, and only the second Indian sportsperson after Abhinav Bindra to win an Olympic gold medal. [11] [42]
Singh's fourth-place time of 45.73 seconds was the Indian national record for almost 40 years. [3] From beginnings that saw him orphaned and displaced during the Partition of India, Singh has become a sporting icon in his country. In 2008, journalist Rohit Brijnath described Singh as "the finest athlete India has ever produced". [4]
The track was not slated to be part of the 2014 season. One reason given was the rescheduling of the Indian Grand Prix to March for 2014, which made little sense after a race in October 2013. [ 13 ] Its appearance in the 2015 season was subsequently ruled out in mid-2014, citing contractual and taxation issues.
Jyothi Yarraji (Telugu: జ్యోతి యర్రాజీ; born 28 August 1999) [2] is an Indian track and field athlete from Andhra Pradesh. She specializes in 100 metre hurdles and holds the Indian national record. She broke the long-standing record by Anuradha Biswal on 10 May 2022 clocking 13.23s .
The following table is an overview of national records in the 100 metres. Men's outdoor. Country Time Athlete Date ... India: 11.17: 0.0: Dutee Chand: 21 June 2021:
The Indian National Open Athletics Championships is an annual outdoor track and field competition, organised by the Athletics Federation of India, which serves as the national championship for the sport in India. It was first held as a national championship in 1961.