Tejaswin Shankar.
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Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan received the ladies’s lengthy bounce.
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The husband-wife duo of Virdhawal and Rutuja emerged because the quickest swimmers on the National Games in Panaji
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Tejaswin Shankar’s presence within the decathlon provides the 10-eventer a brand new sparkle, brings extra consideration too. The Asian Games silver medallist can also be on a marketing campaign to advertise the occasion. The 24-year-old from Delhi broke the one-year-old meet record within the thirty seventh National Games on the Bambolim Athletics Stadium on Tuesday on an evening when heavy rain compelled the athletics competitors to take an hour’s break.
Shankar, who holds the National record within the excessive bounce (2.29m, 2018) and the decathlon (7666 factors, 2023 Asiad), had a finest of two.17m in his pet occasion right here.
“I wanted to motivate my domestic buddies, that’s why I did the event, otherwise I had no plans of competing in the National Games,” Tejaswin, who completed with 7199 factors, instructed The Hindu.
With the Paris Olympics in thoughts, he shall be specializing in the excessive bounce subsequent 12 months. His National record within the occasion got here in 2018 and he’s stunned that he’s getting some good excessive jumps within the decathlon.
“Seeing some positives in the high jump… in spite of being in heavy load, having a long competitive season, I could jump 2.17m here. Feel like the high jump is definitely there. I’m planning to go to the US in December, go back to the same coach and focus on the high jump for at least six months, give it my all up until the Olympics.
“It’s kind of funny…when I’m not training for the decathlon, I’m jumping 2.27m and when I’m training for the decathlon, I’m doing 2.24.”
Asian Games silver medallist Ancy Sojan received the ladies’s lengthy bounce title after a sizzling duel together with her Kerala State-mate Nayana James. The distinction between the 2 was only one centimetre.
Meanwhile Tamil Nadu males and Andhra Pradesh girls received the ladies’s 4x100m relay whereas Haryana’s Shilpa Rani took the ladies’s javelin throw gold. Asian Games champion Annu Rani’s title figured within the begin listing however she didn’t compete.
And in swimming, Maharashtra’s husband-wife duo of Virdhawal Khade and Rujuta Khade emerged because the quickest within the males’s and ladies’s part and with meet data too on the Campal Sports Complex.
The outcomes (winners solely):
Athletics: Men:4x100m relay: Tamil Nadu (Tamil Arasu, R. Saisiddharth, V.Okay. Elakkiyadasan, Kathiravan) 40.05s. Decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar (Del) 7199 pts (MR, Olsd: U. Khan 7121 pts, 2022).
Women: 4x100m relay: Andhra Pradesh (Chelemi Pratyusha, Madhu Kavya Reddy, Bhavani Yadav, Jyothi Yarraji) 45.61s. Javelin throw: Shilpa Rani (Har) 54.82m. Long bounce: Long bounce: Ancy Sojan (Ker) 6.53m.
Swimming: Men: 50m freestyle: Virdhawal Khade (Mah) 22.82s (MR, Old: 23.00, personal, 2015). 200m backstroke: Nithik Nathella (TN) 2:03.32s. 400m medley: Shoan Ganguly (Kar) 4:28.09s (MR, Old: 4:28.91, Advait Page, 2022).
Women: 50m freestyle: Rujuta Khade (Mah) 26.42s (MR, Old: 26.54). 200m backstroke: Palak Joshi (Mah) 2:22.12s. 400m medley: S. Lakshya (Kar) 5:12.27s.
