Kalinga Stadium Erupts: National Records Shattered at the 65th Inter State Senior Athletics Championships 2026

Bhubaneswar’s iconic Kalinga Stadium witnessed a masterclass in track and field over the past week as the 65th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships 2026 took center stage. With crucial Asian Games qualification spots on the line, India's premier athletes didn't just meet expectations—they completely blew them out of the water, resetting multiple National and Meet records.

From breathtaking soaring leaps in the field events to blazing photo-finishes on the track, the energy in Odisha was electric. Here is a comprehensive look at the historic record-breakers and the complete podium finishes from this monumental event.

🚀 The Record-Breakers: Rewriting Indian Athletics History

The field events took pride of place at this year's championships, headlined by historic performances in the vertical and horizontal jumps.

Sarvesh Kushare (Men's High Jump): In a staggering display of vertical power, Kushare cleared 2.31m, setting a brand new National & Meet Record to send the stadium into a frenzy.
Ancy Sojan E (Women's Long Jump): Ancy produced a monumental leap of 6.88m, rewriting the record books with a new National & Meet Record.
The Pole Vault Revolution: Both the men's and women's fields saw history. Dev Meena scaled a towering 5.46m (New National & Meet Record), while Karnataka’s Sindhushree G raised the bar for women's pole vaulting by clearing 4.25m for her own National & Meet Record.
Anushka Yadav (Women's Hammer Throw): Displaying sheer power, Anushka hurled the hammer to a massive 67.02m, establishing a new National Record
Rohit Yadav (Men's Javelin Throw): Reminding the world of India's depth in javelin, Rohit launched an absolute missile of 87.05m, establishing a new Meet Record.
Yoonus Shah (Men's 1500m): Clocked a blistering 3:37.55 to rewrite the metric mile Meet Record.

🏆 Official Podium Results: 65th Inter State Championships

Men's Track & Field Events

Men's 100m Run

Gold: Animesh Kujur (Odisha) – 10.28s
Silver: Pranav Gurav (Maharashtra) – 10.39s
Bronze: Laukik Melge (Maharashtra) – 10.43s

Men's 200m Run

Gold: Animesh Kujur (Odisha) – 20.74s
Silver: Dondapati Mrutyum Jayaram (Odisha) – 20.97s
Bronze: Jishnu Prasad PK (Kerala) – 21.18s

Men's 400m Run

Gold: Vishal TK (Tamil Nadu) – 45.43s
Silver: Manu TS (Kerala) – 45.60s
Bronze: Jay Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) – 45.73s

Men's 800m Run

Gold: Mohammed Afsal P (Kerala) – 1:48.57
Silver: Krishan Kumar (Haryana) – 1:48.82
Bronze: Prathamesh Deore (Maharashtra) – 1:48.89

Men's 1500m Run

Gold: Yoonus Shah (Uttar Pradesh) – 3:37.55 [Meet Record]
Silver: Gulveer Singh (Uttar Pradesh) – 3:38.31
Bronze: Rahul Baloda (Rajasthan) – 3:40.07

Men's 5000m Run

Gold: Gulveer Singh (Uttar Pradesh) – 13:52.92
Silver: Abhishek Pal (Uttar Pradesh) – 13:54.18
Bronze: Harmanjot Singh (Punjab) – 13:54.60

Men's 10000m Run

Gold: Abhishek Pal (Uttar Pradesh) – 30:03.88
Silver: Sawan Barwal (Himachal Pradesh) – 30:08.08
Bronze: Shailesh Kushwaha (Karnataka) – 30:23.13

Men's 110m Hurdles

Gold: Tejas Shirse (Maharashtra) – 13.61s
Silver: Manav R (Tamil Nadu) – 13.66s
Bronze: Krishik M (Karnataka) – 13.69s

Men's 400m Hurdles

Gold: Yashas (Karnataka) – 49.14s [Meet Record]
Silver: Santhosh T (Tamil Nadu) – 49.14s [Meet Record]
Bronze: Aryan Prajwal Kashyap (Karnataka) – 50.95s

Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Gold: Balkishan (Haryana) – 8:50.98
Silver: Sharuk Khan (Uttar Pradesh) – 8:53.18
Bronze: Shubham Bhandare (Maharashtra) – 8:54.90

Men's High Jump

Gold: Sarvesh Kushare (Maharashtra) – 2.31m [National & Meet Record]
Silver: Aadarsh Ram (Tamil Nadu) – 2.25m
Bronze: Jesse Sandesh (Karnataka) – 2.19m

Men's Pole Vault

Gold: Dev Meena (Madhya Pradesh) – 5.46m [National & Meet Record]
Silver: Reegan G (Tamil Nadu) – 5.30m
Bronze: Kuldeep Kumar (Madhya Pradesh) – 5.20m

Men's Long Jump

Gold: Sreeshankar M (Kerala) – 8.38m
Silver: Shahnavaz Khan (Uttar Pradesh) – 8.30m
Bronze: David P (Tamil Nadu) – 8.06m

Men's Triple Jump

Gold: Praveen Chithravel (Tamil Nadu) – 16.92m
Silver: Karthik U (Kerala) – 16.80m
Bronze: Selva Prabhu (Tamil Nadu) – 16.79m

Men's Shot Put

Gold: Karanveer Singh (Punjab) – 20.49m
Silver: Samardeep Gill (Madhya Pradesh) – 20.40m
Bronze: Tajinderpal Toor (Punjab) – 20.27m

Men's Discus Throw

Gold: Kirpal Singh (Chandigarh) – 57.37m
Silver: Nirbhay Singh (Haryana) – 55.26m
Bronze: Arjun (Delhi) – 54.90m

Men's Hammer Throw

Gold: Damneet Singh (Punjab) – 69.72m
Silver: Praveen Kumar (Rajasthan) – 69.58m
Bronze: Ashish Jakhar (Haryana) – 67.61m

Men's Javelin Throw

Gold: Rohit Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) – 87.05m [Meet Record]
Silver: Yashvir Singh (Rajasthan) – 83.72m
Bronze: Sachin Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) – 82.32m

Men's 20Km Race Walk

Gold: Servin (Tamil Nadu) – 1:31:49.00
Silver: Sachin Bohra (Uttrakhand) – 1:32:10.00
Bronze: Ningthoukhongja (Manipur) – 1:32:24.00

Men's 4x100m Relay

Gold: Odisha Team – 39.92s
Silver: Tamil Nadu Team – 40.02s
Bronze: Maharashtra Team – 40.37s

Men's 4x400m Relay

Gold: Tamil Nadu Team – 3:09.32
Silver: Karnataka Team – 3:09.51
Bronze: Kerala Team – 3:09.89

Men's Decathlon

Gold: Thowfeeq N (Kerala) – 7276 pts
Silver: Kushal Mohite (Maharashtra) – 7251 pts
Bronze: Jashbir Nayan (Odisha) – 7131 pts

Women's Track & Field Events

Women's 100m Run

Gold: Sudeshna Shivankar (Maharashtra) – 11.59s
Silver: Sneha S.S (Karnataka) – 11.65s
Bronze: Amasha De Silva (Sri Lanka) – 11.70s

Women's 200m Run

Gold: Harita Bhadra (Maharashtra) – 23.14s
Silver: Unnathi Bollanda (Karnataka) – 23.40s
Bronze: Prakruthi Roopa Rao B (Karnataka) – 23.58s

Women's 400m Run

Gold: Prachi (Uttar Pradesh) – 53.24s
Silver: Kiran Pahal (Haryana) – 53.45s
Bronze: Devyaniba Zala (Gujarat) – 53.46s

Women's 800m Run

Gold: Gowthami Jayaraman (Tamil Nadu) – 2:04.17
Silver: Pooja (Haryana) – 2:04.37
Bronze: Lili Das (Uttrakhand) – 2:04.59

Women's 1500m Run

Gold: Parul Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) – 4:20.45
Silver: Ankita (Uttrakhand) – 4:20.78
Bronze: Pooja (Haryana) – 4:21.48

Women's 5000m Run

Gold: Seema (Himachal Pradesh) – 16:11.04
Silver: Bharti (Haryana) – 16:17.10
Bronze: Ravina Gayakwad (Maharashtra) – 16:32.92

Women's 10000m Run

Gold: Seema (Himachal Pradesh) – 34:28.75
Silver: Soniya (Uttrakhand) – 34:35.22
Bronze: Ravina Gayakwad (Maharashtra) – 35:44.45

Women's 100m Hurdles

Gold: Jyothi Yarraji (Andhra Pradesh) – 12.99s
Silver: Nandhini K (Tamil Nadu) – 13.22s
Bronze: Pragyan Prasant Sahu (Odisha) – 13.48s

Women's 400m Hurdles

Gold: R Vithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) – 56.07s
Silver: Anur (Kerala) – 56.54s
Bronze: Sinchal (Karnataka) – 58.90s

Women's 3000m Steeplechase

Gold: Ankita (Uttrakhand) – 9:44.05
Silver: Khushbu Gupta (Uttar Pradesh) – 10:36.47
Bronze: Kumari Parru (Rajasthan) – 10:52.28

Women's High Jump

Gold: Pooja (Haryana) – 1.83m
Silver: Supriya B (Karnataka) – 1.80m
Bronze: Khyati Mathur (Uttar Pradesh) – 1.80m

Women's Pole Vault

Gold: Sindhushree G (Karnataka) – 4.25m [National & Meet Record]
Silver: Baranica Elangovan (Tamil Nadu) – 4.20m
Bronze: Nitika Akare (Madhya Pradesh) – 4.10m

Women's Long Jump

Gold: Ancy Sojan E (Kerala) – 6.88m [National & Meet Record]
Silver: Shaili Singh (Uttar Pradesh) – 6.67m
Bronze: Mubassina Mohammed (Lakshadweep) – 6.53m

Women's Triple Jump

Gold: I.Asha Ilango (Tamil Nadu) – 13.89m
Silver: Niharika Vashisht (Punjab) – 13.22m
Bronze: Mallala Anusha (Andhra Pradesh) – 13.13m

Women's Shot Put

Gold: Manpreet Kaur (Haryana) – 17.75m
Silver: Krishna Jayasankar (Tamil Nadu) – 16.96m
Bronze: Srishti Vig (Delhi) – 16.96m

Women's Discus Throw

Gold: Seema (Haryana) – 59.73m
Silver: Sanya Yadav (Haryana) – 56.05m
Bronze: Nidhi (Haryana) – 55.92m

Women's Hammer Throw

Gold: Anushka Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) – 67.02m [National & Meet Record]
Silver: Tanya Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) – 61.70m
Bronze: Harshita Sehrawat (Delhi) – 60.92m

Women's Javelin Throw

Gold: Annu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) – 56.74m
Silver: Karishma Sanil (Karnataka) – 53.06m
Bronze: Uma Choudhary (Rajasthan) – 53.06m

Women's 20Km Race Walk

Gold: Munita Prajapati (Uttar Pradesh) – 1:45:05.00
Silver: Reshma Patel (Uttar Pradesh) – 1:45:48.00
Bronze: Sejal Anil Singh (Maharashtra) – 1:46:31.00

Women's 4x100m Relay

Gold: Karnataka Team – 44.75s
Silver: Tamil Nadu Team – 45.07s
Bronze: Maharashtra Team – 46.21s

Women's 4x400m Relay

Gold: Tamil Nadu Team – 3:35.87
Silver: Karnataka Team – 3:36.18
Bronze: Kerala Team – 3:39.70

Women's Heptathlon

Gold: Pooja (Haryana) – 5619 pts
Silver: Anamika KA (Kerala) – 5466 pts
Bronze: Khushi (Haryana) – 5438 pts

📈 Why this Inter State Meet Matters

This edition of the Inter State Meet has significantly raised the floor for domestic Indian athletics. The heavy dense layering of sub-46 second times in the Men's 400m and the dominance of multi-athlete qualification clearances in the horizontal and vertical jumps point to a massive structural leap for the sport ahead of the Continental Games.

Keep an eye out for our next post, where we break down the official squad allocations and finalized rosters for the upcoming Asian Games!