Athletics
Indian Open Continental Bronze: Annu Rani wins javelin gold, Murali Sreeshankar wins long jump title - Highlights
Catch all the Highlights from the first Indian Open World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze level meet in Bhubneshwar.
Top Indian athletes in action at the 1st India Open World Athletics Continental Tour 2025. (File Photo)
The top Indian athletes were geared up for the Nation's first-ever World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze level Meet in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, on Sunday.
India put up a contingent og 90 athletes, who competed against players across 16 nations for 17 coveted titles in an amazing International showdown at the historic Kalinga Stadium.
Top Indian athletes, including Murali Sreeshankar, Sachin Yadav, Animesh Kujur, Annu Rani, and Shaili Singh, competed for gold medals and a spot in the 2025 Tokyo World Championships.
As it happened:
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- 10 Aug 2025 1:06 PM GMT
Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage qualifies for World Cships with a massive 86.5m throw
He also broke the Sri Lankan men's javelin national record of 85.79m, held by Sumedha.
Meanwhile, India's Sachin Yadav starts with a 79m+ throw and is currently in third position behind the two Sri Lankan throwers.
- 10 Aug 2025 12:45 PM GMT
Up Next: - Men's Javelin Throw Final at 6:25 PM IST
There are 10 entries in the men's javelin throw final, which is expected to be another Indo-Sri Lankan fight for the gold medal between Sachin Yadav and Yashvir Singh of India and Rumesh and Sumedha of Sri Lanka.
Here is the start list:
- 10 Aug 2025 12:29 PM GMT
Abinaya Rajarajan wins the 100m women's gold medal with a time of 11.57s
Abinaya continued her rise in the women's 100m event, winning her sixth victory of the season, including both domestic and international events.
100m Women's medalists:
Abinaya Rajarajan (IND) - 11.57s
Sneha SS (IND) - 11.70s
Nithya Gandhe (IND) - 11.70s
- 10 Aug 2025 12:21 PM GMT
No medal for India in the men's 100m
A disappointing outing for the Indian men's 100m runners as India failed to win a single medal from the event.
Lalu Prasad Bhoi (10.54s) finished as the best Indian in the 100m men's event in fourth place.
Medalists:
Muhammad Azeem (MAS) - 10.35s
Chamod M Yodhasinghe (SRI) - 10.43s
Danish Iftikhar Muhammad (MAS) - 10.50s
- 10 Aug 2025 12:08 PM GMT
Another 60m+ throw from Annu Rani further extends her lead at the top
She registered a massive distance of 62.01m on her fourth attempt, which is her second consecutive 62m+ throw within a month.
- 10 Aug 2025 12:02 PM GMT
Annu Rani takes the lead in the women's javelin throw event with a good throw of 58.65m
She started with a 52m throw in her first attempt but bettered that in the second attempt by a good 6m distance.
- 10 Aug 2025 11:58 AM GMT
Vijaykumari wins the women's 400m gold medal with a brilliant time of 53.40s
Vijaykumari pipped her experienced compatriots like Aishwarya Mishra to clinch the women's 400m title.
Meanwhile, one of the medal favourites, Vithya Ramraj, had a false start and hence was disqualified from the final.
Medalists:
Vijaykumari (IND)- 53.40s
Devyaniba (IND) - 53.87s
Louise Evens (GBR) - 54.28s
- 10 Aug 2025 11:42 AM GMT
Vishal TK wins the 400m gold medal with another sub-46s time of 45.72s
Vishal edged past the senior compatriot Amoj Jacob to win the 400m title with his third sub 46s time of 2025.
Medalists:
Vishal TK - 45.72s
Amoj Jacob - 45.86s - Season Best
