Kirana Pehal Triumphs in Womens 400m at Indian Athletics Series

Surat, June 16: In the 12th phase of the Indian Athletics Series, Haryana’s international runner Kirana Pehal clinched victory in the women’s 400-meter race on Tuesday. The competition, held in Surat, saw the 25-year-old athlete finish with a time of 53.49 seconds.

This season, Kirana’s best time was 52.89 seconds, recorded recently at the Ludhiana leg of the Indian Athletics Series. She also participated in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with a personal best of 50.92 seconds in the 400-meter event.

In the men’s category, Tamil Nadu’s Pradeep S. won the 400-meter race with a time of 48.41 seconds. Haryana’s Naveen Kumar Dagar made a strong comeback, winning the men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9:09.80 seconds.

Delhi’s Charu Shaukeen took the women’s 100-meter race in 12.29 seconds. Madhya Pradesh‘s Hiral Johari finished second with a time of 12.56 seconds, while Uttar Pradesh‘s Charvi Pujari secured third place with 12.79 seconds.

Results:

Men’s:

– 400 meters: Pradeep S. (Tamil Nadu) 48.41 seconds, Brajesh Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 48.70 seconds, Vedant Sananse (Maharashtra) 48.85 seconds.
– 800 meters: Neelkanth Rai (Army) 1:50.45, Shiva Tomar (Uttar Pradesh) 1:50.78, Aman Kumar (Haryana) 1:51.98 seconds.
– 400 meters hurdles: Nikhil Bhardwaj (Navy) 52.69 seconds, Sunil Maurya (Maharashtra) 52.92 seconds, Rakshit R. (NCOE Bengaluru) 53.80 seconds.
– 3,000 meters steeplechase: Naveen Kumar Dagar (Haryana) 9:09.80 seconds, Ashish Pal (All India Police) 9:21.28 seconds, Raj Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 9:21.85 seconds.
– Long jump: Avinash Kumar (Haryana) 7.72 meters, Lakhveer Singh (Punjab) 7.58 meters, Bhupender Singh (Railway Sports) 7.56 meters.
– Triple jump: Jai Shah (Maharashtra) 15.68 meters, Vivek Gupta (Maharashtra) 15.44 meters, Bhua Kailas (Gujarat) 14.78 meters.
– Javelin throw: Aditya (Haryana) 67.74 meters, Sarvesh Bharat (Maharashtra) 66.40 meters, Nitesh Yadav (Army) 65.05 meters.

Women’s:

– 100 meters: Charu Shaukeen (Delhi) 12.29 seconds, Hiral Johari (Madhya Pradesh) 12.56 seconds, Charvi Pujari (Uttar Pradesh) 12.79 seconds.
– 400 meters: Kirana Pehal (Haryana) 53.49 seconds, Akanksha Gawade (Maharashtra) 58.70 seconds, Rama Tanwar (Rajasthan) 1:02.21 seconds.
– 800 meters: Amandeep Kaur (Punjab) 2:18.88, Anjali (Uttar Pradesh) 2:19.94, Anuva Das (West Bengal) 2:20.15 seconds.
– 3,000 meters steeplechase: Kumari Pararu (Rajasthan) 11:05.58 seconds, Saloni (Rajasthan) 11:12.84 seconds, Mori Vandana (Gujarat) 11:17.08 seconds.
– Triple jump: Alina T Saji (Kerala) 12.88 meters, Arshdeep Kaur (Punjab) 12.67 meters, Jenimol Joy (All India Police) 12.42 meters.

Men’s Under-20:

– 100 meters: Sarthak Rajendra (Maharashtra) 11.26 seconds, Archit Sanjay (Maharashtra) 11.53 seconds, Ved Patel (Gujarat) 11.89 seconds.
– 400 meters: Himanshu Rajendra (Gujarat) 47.66 seconds, Sagar Saini (Haryana) 48.74 seconds, Ranjit (Madhya Pradesh) 49.15 seconds.
– 800 meters: Rohit Bheel (Gujarat) 2:01.15, Umesh Tamkhane (Maharashtra) 2:11.27, Aman Kumar (Haryana) 2:11.98 seconds.

Women’s Under-20:

– 100 meters: Kajal (Gujarat) 12.02 seconds, Wala Roshanba (Gujarat) 12.17 seconds, Mihika Vaibhav (Maharashtra) 12.99 seconds.