Athletics
Indian Open Athletics Meet Pune: Murali Sreeshankar secures long jump gold on his comeback with 8.05m - Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the Indian Open Athletics Meet in Pune on Saturday.
Murali Sreeshankar in action at the Indian Open Athletics Meet in Pune. (File Photo)
A few of the top Indian athletes were returning to the competitive field after a long time at the Indian Open Athletics Meet at the Savitribai Phule Pune University Sports Complex on Saturday.
The biggest name of the competition was long jumper Murali Sreeshankar, who was returning to the competitive field for the first time since his heartbreaking injury just before the Paris Olympics.
The Indian lead in the women's 400m, Aishwarya Mishra, also returned to the competition for the first time after her fabulous 51.12s run at the National Games in February 2025, chasing the World Championships qualification mark.
On the other hand, the young 20-year-old Shivam Lokhare wins the men's javelin throw gold medal, ahead of favourite Vikrant Malik, with his first ever 80m plus throw.
As it happened:
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- 12 July 2025 10:06 AM GMT
The rising javelin thrower Dipanshu Sharma starts with 69.92m
Meanwhile, Anand Singh starts with a throw of 73.50m
- 12 July 2025 10:03 AM GMT
After the two 400m heats, Subhas Das leads the field with a time of 47.76s
Current Leaders
Subhas Das - 47.76s
Nikhil Dhake - 48.12s
Suresh Puniya - 48.33s
- 12 July 2025 10:00 AM GMT
The men's javelin event and the 400m races have also begun
Pune is set to witness intense competition in the men's javelin throw and men's 400m events, with a robust lineup of athletes in both categories.
The men's javelin throw features a formidable field of 22 participants, whereas the men's 400m event is even more crowded, with having impressive 36 participants.
- 12 July 2025 9:49 AM GMT
Murali Sreeshankar starts with an impressive jump of 7.84m
This will be among the top few jumps of the year by an Indian athlete.
- 12 July 2025 9:35 AM GMT
The men's long Jump event is about to start
The star long jumper Murali Sreeshankar is returning to the field after almost a year. He will be competing in a big 19-man field, aiming to claim a win in his first tournament after comeback.
Here is the start list:
- 12 July 2025 9:03 AM GMT
Shristi leads the women's javelin throw event after 4 throws
Her first throw of 46.23m is currently keeping her at the top of the standings.
- 12 July 2025 8:16 AM GMT
First Up: Women's Javelin Throw Final at 2:00 PM IST
Here is the start list, having 5 women's javelin throwers in action.
- 12 July 2025 8:00 AM GMT
Here is the schedule for the evening session of this one-day athletics meet in Pune
There are 13 finals in the evening session, including both the javelin and long jump finals, and exciting 400m and 1500m finals in track.
