Overview
- At Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday, Animesh Kujur won the 100m in a photo finish at 10.272 seconds and took the 200m in 20.74 seconds.
- Rohit Yadav claimed the men’s javelin with 82.17m, edging Sachin Yadav at 81.95m, with Yashvir Singh third at 81.61m.
- Two-time Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the shot put at 21.03m, and 400m national record holder Vishal TK clocked 45.44 seconds to top the quarter-mile.
- Hima Das returned to racing after two years, running 25.42 seconds in the 200m and 57.94 seconds in the 400m, saying she is rebuilding after knee surgery and a 16‑month whereabouts suspension.
- Staged as the first able-bodied national meet on JLN’s new Mondo track laid in 2025, the event drew more than 900 entries and featured on-site testing by India’s anti-doping agency.