National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 Day 1 Highlights: Baranica Elangovan Sets National Pole Vault Record; Afsal Bags 800m Gold, Sarun Payasingh Tops Long Jump

The action on the opening day comes to an end at the Kalinga Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar.

Check out Day-One results:

Men:

800m: Mohammed Afsal (Air Force) 1:47.86 seconds, Kalyan JR (Karnataka) 1:53.98 seconds, Sayan Karmakar (West Bengal) 1:56.98 seconds.

U20:

800m: Lokesh Magendhiran (Tamil Nadu) 1:53.92 seconds, Rajdip Pal (West Bengal) 2:02.34 seconds.

3,000m: Shivaji Parashuram (Reliance) 8:09.88 seconds, Vinod Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 8:16.93 seconds, Rahul Kumar Verma (Chhattisgarh) 8:18.21 seconds.

60m hurdles: Krishik M (Karnataka) 7.71 seconds, Rathish P (Reliance) 7.84 seconds, Muhammed Lazan (JSW) 8.00 seconds

Men: Long jump: Sarun Payasingh (Odisha) 7.80m, Praveen Chithravel (JSW) 7.78m, David P (Railway) 7.69m.

Shot put: Ravi Kumar (BSF) 17.17m, Adhish Ghildiyal (Uttarakhand) 16,92m, Balaji (Tamil Nadu) 16.74m

U20: Shot put: Ommkar Prasad Nand (Odisha) 17.77m, SAI Kiran A (NCOE Patiala) 17.00m, Harshit Gahlot (JSW) 16.98m

Women:

3,000m: Priyanka C (Karnataka) 9:42.05 seconds, Kajal Rangnath (Gujarat) 9:44.01 seconds, Sushmita Tigga (Odisha) 10:22.30 seconds.

Women: Shot put: Rekha (NCOE Patiala) 15.63m, Mayuri Arade (Karnataka) 9.15m.

Women: U20: Shot put: Dona Maria (Kerala) 13.35m, Khusboo (Haryana) 12.03m, Akhshaya GR (Tamil Nadu) 11.89m.

Women: Pole vault: Baranica Elangovan (Tamil Nadu) 4.22m, Blessy Kunjumon (Kerala) 3.95m, Mariya Jaison (Kerala) 3.380m.

Women: Long jump: Anamika KA (JSW) 6.05m, Manisha Merel (Odisha) 6.04m, Sherin A (JSW) 5.92m.

Women's 60m Hurdles Final Result

Anjali C of Kerala clinched gold in the women's 60m hurdles at the National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026, clocking an impressive 8.32 seconds. Sabita Toppo of Odisha secured silver with 8.40 seconds, while S Srireshma of Tamil Nadu finished third in 8.59 seconds. Pooja (JSW) and Deepika S (JSW) placed fourth and fifth with timings of 9.05 and 9.16 seconds respectively. The winning time, however, remained short of the national indoor record of 8.04 seconds held by Jyothi Yarraji, which she set while winning gold at the Meeting de Nantes Métropole in France in January 2025.

Men's 60m Hurdles Final Result

Krishik M of Karnataka clinched gold in the men's 60m hurdles at the National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026, clocking an impressive 7.71 seconds, finishing not far off the national indoor record of 7.64 seconds jointly held by Madhvendra Shekhawat and Tejas Shirse. Rathish Rathish of Reliance secured the silver medal with a time of 7.84 seconds, while Muhammed Lazan of JSW took bronze in 8.00 seconds. Siddhanth Umana (ONGC) finished fourth with 8.06 seconds, followed by Vikash Kumar Pa of Madhya Pradesh at 8.48 seconds, and Sachin Kumar of All India Police, who clocked 8.59 seconds.

Men's 800m Final Results

Asian Games medallist Mohammed Afsal clinched gold in the men's 800m at the National Indoor Championships in Bhubaneswar, clocking 1:47.86.

In doing so, he broke the previous national indoor record of 1:48.09 set by Pradeep Senthilkumar earlier this year.

Afsal also holds the outdoor national record in the event with a time of 1:44.93.

Men's U20 800m Final Result Live Updates

Tamil Nadu's Lokesh Magendhi clinched the gold medal in the men's U-20 800m final, clocking 1:53.92, in a race that featured only three competitors.

Elangovan attempted 4.25m but it was a foul. Nevertheless,the three-time national champion from Tamil Nadu, entered her name in the record books with her outstanding effort in Bhubaneswar.

Baranica Elangovan sets National Pole Vault Record

National Record Alert!

Baranica Elangovan set a new national record in the women's pole vault, clearing 4.22m at the National Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.

In doing so, she surpassed the previous mark of 4.21m held by P. Rosy Meena.

Women's 60m Hurdles final line up

The women's 60m hurdles final at the 1st National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 in Bhubaneswar features a competitive field of eight athletes representing multiple states and institutions. The finalists include Bidisha Kundu (West Bengal), Pranjali Dilip Patil (JSW), Anjali C (Kerala), S Srireshma (Tamil Nadu), Sabita Toppo (Odisha), Anamika K A (JSW), Deepika S (JSW), and Pooja (JSW). With a strong mix of experienced performers and emerging talent, the event promises a closely contested race as athletes line up for the sprint hurdles final at Kalinga Stadium.

Women's Pole Vault Final Results: Baranica clinches gold

Baranica Elangovan cleared 4m on her second attempt to win gold.Blessy Kunjumon won silver, clearing 3.95m.

Women's Pole Vault Final

After clearing 3.90m, Blessy Kunjumon of Kerala attempted a height of 3.95m but failed to clear it.

Women's 60m Hurdles Heat 2 Result

Anjali C of Kerala topped the women's 60m hurdles heat with a time of 8.38 seconds, narrowly ahead of Odisha's Sabita Toppo (8.40), while Pranjali Dilip PA finished third.

Women's 60m Heat 1 Result

S Srireshma of Tamil Nadu clinched the women's 60m hurdles title with a winning time of 8.78 seconds, finishing ahead of Aliza Mulla and Anamika K A at the National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026.

National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 Bhubaneswar Day 1 LIVE:

Women's Hurdles: A false start by Aliza Mulla in the women's 60m hurdles heats, but she is now running under protest.

National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 Bhubaneswar Day 1 LIVE

Women's Pole Vault Final: Pavithra Venkatesh - the 2025 national games champion - fails to clear the 3.80m height in her first attempt.

Women's Pole Vault Final Live Updates

In the women's pole vault final, Haryana's Vanshika Ghanghas will attempt a height of 3.80m in her first try. Vanshika is the Junior Fed Cup 2025 champion.

Sarun Payasingh Wins Men's Long Jump Gold

In his last attempt, Sarun Payasingh jumped 7.79m. It looked like he had gone past 7.80m, but he missed it by a tiny margin.

Still, a fantastic performance from the local athlete.Gold, PB, and almost perfection.

National Indoor Athletics Championships Day 1 Live Results

Odisha'sSarun Payasingh clinches Gold medal in the men's long jump final with his personal best of 7.80m. The local boy achieved 7.79m in his final attempt and received a loud cheer from the home crowd present inside the arena.

Praveen Chithravel and David P clinched silver and bronze medals respectively in the first edition of theNational Indoor Athletics Championships 2026.

Praveen Chithravel passed his last two jumps in the men's long jump final.

Men's Long Jump Final Results LIVE

Sarun Payasingh, who is South Asian Athletics Championships medalist, recorded 7.69m in his fifth attempt.

National Indoor Athletics Championships Day 1 Updates Men's Long Jump Final

Men's Long Jump Final: David P recorded 7.62m on his fifth attempt and stays in bronze medal contention.

National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 Day 1 LIVE:

The women's pole vault competition is underway in Bhubaneswar.

India's joint second-best female pole vaulters, Pavithra Venkatesh (pic attached) and Baranica Elangovan, both with personal bests of 4.15m, are in action.

Junior Federation Cup 2025 champion Vanshika Ghanghas is also part of the field.

Indoor Nationals: Men's Long Jump Final Live Results

Indian Navy's Vinod Kumar jumps 7.56m in his fourth attempt and finds himself at fourth position.

Foul for Sarun

In his fourth attempt, Sarun Payasingh - sitting comfortably at the top of the table - committed a foul yet again.

Long Jump Final Live Updates from Bhubaneswar

P David jumps 7.54m in his fourth attempt and stays in the bronze medal contention.

Long Jump Final Live

Sarun Payasingh - the local boy - fouled on his third attempt. But he continues to be in the lead in the men's long jump final.

David P committed a foul ❌ in his third attempt. He still finds himself at third position after Sarun and Chithravel.

National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 Bhubaneswar LIVE: Long Jump Final

Praveen Chithravel managed 7.55m with his third attempt, while Sarun Payasingh of Odisha continues to lead the standings.

National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 Bhubaneswar Day 1 LIVE Updates

Sarun Payasingh records a new personal best of 7.80m with his second attempt in the men's long jump final at the National Indoor Championships in Bhubaneswar.

He moves ahead of Praveen Chithravel, as an exciting battle unfolds between Sarun, Praveen, and David P.

Men's Long Jump Final at National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026

Chithravel does better in his second jump as he gets a distance of 7.78m to take the lead. P David jumps 7.69m in his second attempt.

National Indoor Athletics Championships 2026 LIVE

A solid start for Praveen Chithravel, who records 7.32m in his opening jump, while David P responds with a 7.45m effort in his first attempt.