National Athletics Federation Cup 2026: Historic Records and Full Podium Results From Ranchi

The 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition concluded at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Stadium after four days of elite track and field action. Serving as a crucial testing ground for the Glasgow Commonwealth Games (CWG) benchmarks, the meet witnessed numerous national records shattered, meet milestones re-written, and spectacular duels across sprint, jump, and throw disciplines.

Here is your comprehensive breakdown of the major highlights, athlete reactions, and complete podium results from all four days of competition.

Major Meet Highlights & Breakthroughs

1. The 100m National Record Extravaganza

The men's short sprint saw the national record shattered twice in a single afternoon during Friday's semifinals. Gurvindervir Singh (Reliance) initially broke the record by clocking 10.17 seconds in the first heat. Minutes later, 22-year-old Animesh Kujur of Odisha reclaimed it, flashing across the finish line in a blistering 10.15 seconds.

However, Saturday's final belonged to Gurvindervir Singh. The 25-year-old sprinted to gold in 10.09 seconds, resetting the national record once more, crushing the meet record (10.18s), and safely securing his CWG qualification ticket.

"This record is to prove that I’m not finished and still have power in my legs," a jubilant Gurvindervir stated post-race.

2. Vishal TK and Tejaswin Shankar Enter the History Books

The Sub-45 Barrier Broken: Tamil Nadu’s Vishal TK became the first-ever Indian runner to run a sub-45 second 400m on domestic soil. Clocking 44.98 seconds, he smashed his own national record of 45.12 seconds.
The 8,000-Point Club: Reliance decathlete Tejaswin Shankar delivered an iconic performance to become the first Indian multi-event athlete to cross the 8,000-point ceiling. Amassing 8,057 points, he demolished his own previous national record of 7,947 points and booked his ticket to Glasgow.

3. High-Flying Pole Vault National Record

On the penultimate day of the meet, training partners Dev Kumar Meena and Kuldeep Kumar (both representing Madhya Pradesh) staged a spectacular battle in the pole vault pit. Both cleared 5.45m, surpassing the previous national record of 5.41m (held by Kuldeep) and comfortably clearing the CWG qualification bar of 5.25m. Dev Kumar Meena claimed the gold medal on countback.

4. Gill Upsets Toor in Shot Put Heavyweight Clash

In the men’s shot put final, 25-year-old Samardeep Singh Gill of Madhya Pradesh pulled off a massive upset against two-time Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor. Toor opened strong with a throw of 20.07m, but Gill responded in his fourth attempt with a career-best 20.46m. The throw not only earned him the gold medal but also cleared the CWG standard of 20.36m.

Comprehensive Event Results (Top 3 Finishers)

Track Events (Men)

Men's 100m

Gold: Gurvindervir Singh (Reliance) – 10.09s (NR, MR & CWG Q)
Silver: Animesh Kujur (Odisha) – 10.20s
Bronze: Pranav Pramod (Reliance) – 10.29s

Men's 200m (CWG Q: 20.61s)

Gold: Animesh Kujur (Odisha) – 20.64s
Silver: Jishu Prasad (Kerala) – 20.98s
Bronze: Abhay Singh (Reliance) – 21.01s

Men's 400m

Gold: Vishal TK (Tamil Nadu) – 44.98s (NR, MR & CWG Q)
Silver: Rajesh Ramesh (Tamil Nadu) – 45.31s
Bronze: Jay Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) – 45.47s

Men's 800m (CWG Q: 1:45.00)

Gold: Krishan Kumar (Haryana) – 1:47.68s
Silver: Prathamesh A (Maharashtra) – 1:47.97s
Bronze: Satyajeet S (Maharashtra) – 1:48.40s

Men's 1500m (CWG Q: 3:30.82)

Gold: Rahul Baloda (Rajasthan) – 3:40.06s
Silver: Sakir (Haryana) – 3:40.83s
Bronze: Ajay Kumar Saroj (Uttar Pradesh) – 3:40.92s

Men's 5,000m (CWG Q: 13:19.64)

Gold: Shivaji Parashuram (Karnataka) – 14:14.43s
Silver: Vinod Singh (Madhya Pradesh) – 14:15.50s
Bronze: Deepak Bhatt (Uttarakhand) – 14:17.72s

Men's 10,000m (CWG Q: 27:39.03)

Gold: Deepak Bhatt (Uttarakhand) – 29:42.93s
Silver: Shailesh Kushwaha (Karnataka) – 29:57.56s
Bronze: Prashant Choudhary (Uttar Pradesh) – 30:36.97s

Men's 110m Hurdles (CWG Q: 13:39s)

Gold: Tejas Ashok Shirse (Reliance) – 13.50s (MR)
Silver: Krishik M (Reliance) – 13.52s
Bronze: Muhammed Lazan (Navy) – 13.83s

Men's 400m Hurdles (CWG Q: 50.27s)

Gold: Yashas P (Karnataka) – 49.00s (CWG Q)
Silver: Santhosh Kumar T (NCOE Trivandrum) – 49.06s (CWG Q)
Bronze: Subhas Das (Navy) – 50.51s

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase (CWG Q: 8:30.26)

Gold: Balkishan (Haryana) – 8:56.01s
Silver: Sharuk Khan (Uttar Pradesh) – 8:56.63s
Bronze: Sunil Joliya (Gujarat) – 8:58.38s

Track Events (Women)

Women's 100m

Gold: Sudeshna H (Maharashtra) – 11.56s
Silver: Giridharani Ravikumar (Tamil Nadu) – 11.58s
Bronze: Tamanna (Haryana) – 11.62s

Women's 200m (CWG Q: 23.06s)

Gold: Kusum Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) – 23.94s
Silver: Tamana (Haryana) – 24.06s
Bronze: Sudeshna H (Maharashtra) – 24.07s

Women's 400m

Gold: Vithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) – 52.22s
Silver: Ansa Babu (All India Police) – 53.07s
Bronze: Prachi (JSW) – 53.26s

Women's 800m (CWG Q: 1:57.88)

Gold: Pooja (JSW) – 2:02.42s
Silver: Huidrom B (IOCL) – 2:05.56s
Bronze: Thota Sankeertana (IOCL) – 2:05.74s

Women's 1500m

Gold: Pooja (JSW) – 4:11.34s
Silver: Ankita (Uttarakhand) – 4:12.28s
Bronze: Anju (Haryana) – 4:21.26s

Women's 5,000m (CWG Q: 14:56.60)

Gold: Seema (Reliance) – 16:04.83s
Silver: Ravina Gayakwad (Maharashtra) – 16:46.21s
Bronze: Sonam Parmar (IOCL) – 16:48.11s

Women's 10,000m

Gold: Ravina Gayakwad (Maharashtra) – 35:30.98s
Silver: Soniya (Uttarakhand) – 36:16.22s
Bronze: Aarti Pawara (Maharashtra) – 36:24.79s

Women's 100m Hurdles (CWG Q: 12.67s)

Gold: Nandhini K (Tamil Nadu) – 13.24s
Silver: Pragyan Prashanti Sahu (Odisha) – 13.33s
Bronze: Anjali C (JSW) – 13.35s

Women's 400m Hurdles (CWG Q: 54.67s)

Gold: Vithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) – 56.61s
Silver: Sinchal Kaveramma T (NCOE Bengaluru) – 57.77s
Bronze: Shravani Sachin (Maharashtra) – 59.73s

Women's 3,000m Steeplechase (CWG Q: 9:27.41)

Gold: Ankita (Uttarakhand) – 9:48.16s
Silver: Prachi Devkar (IOCL) – 10:16.29s
Bronze: Anju (Haryana) – 10:28.23s

Women's 10,000m Race Walk (CWG Q: 44:44.58)

Gold: Ravina (Haryana) – 44:29.66s (CWG Q)
Silver: Reshma Patel (All India Police) – 44:57.94s
Bronze: Munita Prajapati (Uttar Pradesh) – 45:23.92s

Field Events (Men)

Men's High Jump (CWG Q: 2.22m)

Gold: Sarvesh Anil Kushare (Maharashtra) – 2.28m (=MR & CWG Q)
Silver: Aadarsh Ram (Tamil Nadu) – 2.22m (CWG Q)
Bronze: Sudeep (Karnataka) – 2.12m

Men's Pole Vault (CWG Q: 5.25m)

Gold: Dev Kumar Meena (Madhya Pradesh) – 5.45m (NR, MR & CWG Q)
Silver: Kuldeep Kumar (Madhya Pradesh) – 5.45m (NR & CWG Q)
Bronze: Reegan G (Tamil Nadu) – 5.15m

Men's Long Jump (CWG Q: 8.05m)

Gold: M Sreeshankar (NCOE Trivandrum) – 8.08m (CWG Q)
Silver: S Lokesh (Reliance) – 7.94m
Bronze: Mohd Atta Sazid (Haryana) – 7.90m

Men's Triple Jump (CWG Q: 16.89m)

Gold: Praveen Chithravel (JSW) – 17.08m (CWG Q)
Silver: Abdulla Aboobacker (Air Force) – 16.63m
Bronze: Gailey Venister (Tamil Nadu) – 16.37m

Men's Shot Put (CWG Q: 20.36m)

Gold: Samardeep Singh Gill (Madhya Pradesh) – 20.46m (CWG Q)
Silver: Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Punjab) – 20.07m
Bronze: Karanveer Singh (Punjab) – 19.38m

Men's Discus Throw (CWG Q: 64.56m)

Gold: Dharamraj Yadav (Army) – 55.20m
Silver: Bhartpreet Singh (Navy) – 54.62m
Bronze: Oinam Alson Singh (NCOE Patiala) – 53.52m

Men's Hammer Throw (CWG Q: 73.09m)

Gold: Ashish Jakhar (SSCB) – 68.52m
Silver: Damneet Singh (Reliance) – 67.62m
Bronze: Ajay Kumar (Haryana) – 64.93m

Men's Javelin Throw (CWG Q: 82.61m)

Gold: Shivam Lohakare (Maharashtra) – 81.71m
Silver: Yashvir Singh (Rajasthan) – 80.80m
Bronze: Rohit Yadav (Railway Sports) – 80.40m

Field & Combined Events (Women)

Women's High Jump (CWG Q: 1.92m)

Gold: Khyati Mathur (Uttar Pradesh) – 1.82m
Silver: Manshi (Railway Sports) – 1.80m
Bronze: Abhinaya S Shetty (JSW) – 1.73m

Women's Pole Vault

Gold: Baranica Elangovan (Tamil Nadu) – 4.10m (MR)
Silver: Nitika Anup (Madhya Pradesh) – 4.10m
Bronze: Krishna Rachan (Railway Sports) – 3.90m

Women's Long Jump (CWG Q: 6.84m)

Gold: Ancy Sojan (Navy) – 6.75m (MR)
Silver: Shaili Singh (Anju Bobby George Academy) – 6.58m
Bronze: Bhavani Yadav (NCOE Bengaluru) – 6.39m

Women's Triple Jump

Gold: Niharika Vashisht (Punjab) – 13.64m (MR)
Silver: Bhairabi Roy (Railway Sports) – 13.28m
Bronze: Mallala Anusha (Andhra Pradesh) – 13.28m

Women's Shot Put

Gold: Krishna Jayashankar (Reliance) – 17.35m
Silver: Yogita (Haryana) – 16.82m
Bronze: Shiksha (Reliance) – 16.61m

Women's Discus Throw (CWG Q: 56.85m)

Gold: Seema (JSW) – 57.29m (CWG Q)
Silver: Nidhi Rani (Haryana) – 55.05m
Bronze: Krishna Jayashankar (Reliance) – 55.00m

Women's Hammer Throw (CWG Q: 66.80m)

Gold: Manpreet Kaur (Punjab) – 59.08m
Silver: Kulvinder Kaur (Railway Sports) – 57.76m
Bronze: Divya Shandilya (Odisha) – 56.41m

Women's Heptathlon

Gold: Anamika KA (Kerala) – 5,685 points
Silver: Pooja (JSW) – 5,632 points
Bronze: Khushi (Haryana) – 5,435 points

Combined Events (Men)

Men's Decathlon (CWG Q: 7,787)

Gold: Tejaswin Shankar (Reliance) – 8,057 points (NR & CWG Q)
Silver: Thowfeeq N (NCOE Trivandrum) – 7,530 points
Bronze: Gokul KR (Navy) – 7,157 points