Overview
- The meet opened with breakthrough performances on Wednesday when 18‑year‑old Anushka Yadav bettered the women’s hammer record twice to 67.02m and pole vaulter Dev Meena raised the men’s national mark, each also meeting the Athletics Federation of India qualification standards.
- On Thursday Karnataka’s G Sindhushree cleared 4.25m to set a new women’s pole‑vault record and several sprinters, throwers and multi‑event athletes including Animesh Kujur breached AFI Asian Games marks as the championships continued.
- National stars returned from injury and pushed selection claims, with Jyothi Yarraji posting sub‑13s in the 100m hurdles after ACL surgery and other qualifiers emerging across sprints, throws, jumps and the decathlon.
- Coverage highlighted athletes’ personal struggles that shaped results, including Sindhushree borrowing a proper pole and Anushka recovering from a ligament injury, underlining persistent equipment and financial gaps for some competitors.
- With the championships running through June 28, the AFI will use these results plus its discretion to finalise the two‑per‑event Asian Games squad for Aichi‑Nagoya, which runs Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, 2026.