Federation Cup Athletics 2023: Rohit Yadav wins gold in javelin, Jyothi Yarraji tops women's 200m

National Record holder Jyothi Yarraji bagged her second gold medal of the meet.

The final day of the 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships finished on a bright note with several players breaching the Asian Athletics Championships mark set by AFI (Athletics Federation of India). Gulveer Singh from Uttar Pradesh started the day's proceeding by winning the gold medal in men's 5000m clocking (13:54.41) and in the process surpassed the Asian Championships mark. Including Gulveer, five other long-distance runners too have breached the mark for the Asian meet.

In the men's 400m hurdles, Yashas (49.40) and Santhosh (49.51) from Karnataka and Tamil Nadu finished in the top two spots and eclipsed the Asian Athletics Championship qualification mark. On the other hand, Vithya Ramaraj was the lone female hurdler to cross the Asian mark clocking 57.51 sec.

Tamil Nadu swept the podium in the women's pole vault with Rosy Meena, Pavitra, and Baranica winning the gold, silver, and bronze medals respectively. The Asian mark was set at 4.10m but none of them could breach the coveted mark.

Rohit Yadav from Uttar Pradesh clocked his Personal Best mark spearing the Javelin to 83.40m. He was closely followed by Manu DP (82.95m) and statemate Sachin Yadav (80.27m). All three youngsters thereby surpassed the Asian mark (78.23m). Gold medallist Rohit Yadav remained consistent with five of his six throws crossing the 80m mark.

In women's 800m, Chanda, 22, broke the seven-year-old meet record set by Tintu Luka clocking 02:01.79 and in the process also qualified for the Asian meet along with four more athletes. National Record holder Jyothi Yarraji won her second gold medal of the meet in women's 200m clocking 23.42 sec and is the only athlete to qualify for the Asiad.

Day 4 Medal Winners

Men's 5000m - 1. Gulveer Singh (13:54.41), 2. Abhishek Pal (13:56.32), and 3. Harman Jot Singh (13:57.02)

Women's 5000m - 1. Ankita (15:49.49), 2. Sanjivani (15:51.16), and 3. Seema (16:11.72)

Women's Pole Vault - 1. Rosy Meena Paulraj (4m), 2. Pavitra (4m), and 3. Baranica Elangovan (3.60m)

Men's Pole Vault - 1. Dev meena (4.80m), 2. Rambeer Singh (4.70m), and 3. Sakthi Mahendran(4.60m)

Women's Long Jump - 1. Ancy Sojan (6.56m), 2. Karthika (6.31m), and 3. Nayana James (6.30m)

Women's High Jump - 1. Rubina Yadav (1.80m), 2. Angel Devasia (1.76m), and 3. Khyati Mathur (1.76m)

Men's Javelin Throw - 1. Rohit Yadav (83.40m), 2. Manu DP (82.95m) and 3. Sachin Yadav (80.27m)

Women's 200m - 1. Jyothi Yarraji (23.41), 2. Archana Sussendran (23.61), and 3. Himani Chandel (24.23)

Men's 200m - 1. Amlan Borgohain (20.83), 2. Animesh Kujur (20.94), and 3. Kapil (21.44)

Men's 400m Hurdles - 1. Yashas (49.40m), 2. Santhosh T (49.51), and 3. Jabir (49.99)

Women's 400m Hurdles - 1. Vithya Ramaraj (57.51), 2. Arathi (58.29), and 3. Anu (59.32)

Women's 800m - 1. Chanda (02:01.79), 2. Lavika Sharma (02:03.70), 3. Twinkle (02:03.74)

Men's 800m - 1. Krishna Kumar (1:46.83), 2. Mohammed Afsal (1:47.66), and 3. Ankesh Chaudhary (1:48.38)

Women's Heptathlon - 1. Sowmiya Murugan (5187), 2. Purnima Hembram (5128), and 3. Tanushree (4655)

Day 3 Medal Winners

Women's 100m hurdles - Jyothi Yarraji (12.89), Nithya Ramaraj (13.44), and Sapna Kumari (13.58)

Men's 110m hurdles - Tejas Shirse (13.71), Madhvendra Singh (14.01), and Sachin Bina (14.23)

Men's hammer throw - Damneet Singh (64.91m), Taranveer Singh (64.81m), and Lokesh Poonia (57.61m)

Women's discuss throw - Shalini Chaudhary (49.35m), Paramjot Kaur (48.76m), and Salmi (46.31m)

Day 2 Medal Winners

Men’s shot put - 1. Tajinderpal Singh Toor (20.42m), 2. Sahib Singh (19.23m), and 3. Karanveer Singh (19.05m)

Men’s high jump -1. Sarvesh Anil Kushare (2.22m), 2. Jesse Sandesh (2.18m), and 3. Swadhin Kumar Majhi (2.11m)

Men’s 100m - 1. Amiya Kumar Mallick (10.31), 2. Elakkiadasan (10.37), and 3. Dondapati Mruty Jayaram (10.40)

Men’s discus throw - 1. Harpreet Singh (55.63m); 2. Nirbhay Singh (54.39m); 3. Sachin Suhag (51.34m)

Men’s long jump - 1. David P (7.75m); 2. Muhammed Anees Yahiya (7.73m); 3. Samuel R (7.59m)

Men’s 400m - 1. Rajesh Ramesh (45.75); 2. Muhammed Ajmal V (45.85); 3. Muhammed Anas Yahiya (46.19)

Men’s 1500m - 1. Jinson Johnson (3:44.43); 2. Abhishek Singh Thakur (3:45.32), and 3. Rahul (3:45.72)

Women’s javelin throw - 1. Annu Rani (59.24m), 2. Uma Choudhary (51.15m), and 3. Shilpa Rani (50.87m)

Women’s triple jump - 1. Poorva Hitesh Sawant (13.27m), 2. Mallala Anusha (13.11m), and 3. Karthika Gothandapni (13.10m)

Women’s 100m: 1. Srabani Nanda (11.57); 2. Archana Suseendran (11.66); 3. Daneshwari AT (11.69)

Women’s shot put - 1. Manpreet Kaur (16.57m), 2. Abha Khatua (16.57m), and 3. Paramjit Kaur (15.79m)

Women’s 400m - 1. Priya Mohan (53.40), 2. Sonia Baishya (53.42), and 3. Florence Barla (53.76)

Women’s 1500m - 1. Ankita (4:16.99), 2. Chanda (4:17.55), and 3. Pooja (4:20.03)

Decathlon -1. Usaid Khan (6970), 2. Mohit (6794), and 3. Gokul S (6752)

Day 1 Medal Winners

Men’s 10,000m - 1. Gulveer Singh (29:05.90), 2. Abhishek Pal (29:07.11), and 3. Rohit Kumar (29:08.95)

Women’s 10,000m - 1. Sanjivani Jadhav (33:32.73), 2. Kavita Yadav (34:05.47), and 3. Seema (34:43.66)

Women’s hammer throw -1. Tanya Chaudhary (60.54m), 2. Sarita R Singh (60.45m), and 3. Manpreet Kaur (57.08m)

Men’s 3000m steeplechase - 1. Md Nur Hasan (8:30.56), 2. Vikram Singh (8:40.20), and 3. Sumit Kumar (8:48.49)

Women’s 3000m steeplechase - 1. Priti Lamba (9:47.78), 2. Bhagyashree Lahanu (10:24.03), and 3. Komal Chandraka Jagadale (10:25.32)