National Inter-State Athletics Championships: Day 1 Live Updates

Several high-profile athletes will have a final chance to book their spot for the Tokyo Olympics.

8:20 PM Thank you for joining us for the National Inter-State Athletics Championships Day 1. Hope you enjoyed our live updates coverage. See you again tomorrow! Until then, take care and stay safe! Keep following Khel Now for all the latest updates from the world of sports.

8:15 PM Results from Men's 4x400m Relay's second Heat:

Delhi - 3:25.41

Kerala - 3:25.87

Maldives - 3:31.29

8:05 PM The second Heats of the Men's 4x400m Relay will start soon.

8:02 PM Results from Men's 4x400m Relay's first Heat:

Team India - 3:01.89

Punjab - 3:13.23

Haryana - 3:18.12

7:40 PM Men's 4x400m Relay Heats will be today's final event.

7:35 PM Results from the Men's 400m Decathlon:

Usaid Khan - 50.32 secs. (Uttar Pradesh)

Yaman Deep Sharma - 50.65 secs. (Rajasthan)

Gokul S. - 51.28 secs. (Kerala)

7:30 PM Men's 400m Decathlon will be today's penultimate event.

7:15 PM Women's 4x100m Relay Heat results:

India - 43.50 secs.

Sri Lanka - 45.30 secs.

Telangana - 45.82 secs.

7:11 PM A star-studded Indian team containing the likes of Dutee Chand and Hima Das comfortably win the race.

7:08 PM We are now ready for the Women's 4x100m Relay's second heat.

7:05 PM The team from Kerala finishes in first place, followed by Tamil Nadu and Maldives.

7:00 PM The Women's 4x100m Relay's first heat will be the next event.

6:32 PM Women's 100m hurdles results:

Kanimozhi C - 13.66 secs. (Tamil Nadu)

Agasara Nandini - 13.70 secs. (Telangana)

W.V.L. Sugandi - 13.90 secs. (Sri Lanka)

The Olympics Qualification mark was 12.84 secs.

6:00 PM The evening session will soon get underway. The women's 100m hurdles will be the first event.

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4:30 PM The morning session of the tournament witnessed the men participating in 100m, 10000m, long jump and shot put events, whereas the women took part in the 5000m.

3:50 PM The most impressive performer at the recently concluded Indian Athletics Grand Prix 4 was shot putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor. He qualified for the Tokyo Olympics with a hefty throw of 21.49m. The 26-year-old’s previous best was 20.92m. In fact, Toor went past the qualifying mark of 21.10m with each of his four legal puts. Therefore, he became the 11th individual Indian track and field athlete to qualify for Tokyo 2020. Several players will be looking to repeat the same feat at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships.

Here’s the list of Indian athletes who have already booked their place in the Tokyo Olympics:

• KT Irfan, Men’s 20km race walking
• Sandeep Kumar, Men’s 20km race walking
• Rahul Rohilla, Men’s 20km race walking
• Avinash Sable, Men’s 3000m steeplechase
• Murali Sreeshankar, Men’s long jump
• Neeraj Chopra, Men’s javelin throw
• Shivpal Singh, Men’s javelin throw
• Kamalpreet Kaur, Women’s discus throw
• Bhawna Jat, Women’s 20km race walking
• Priyanka Goswami, Women’s 20km race walking
• Tajinderpal Toor, Men’s shot put
• Muhammed Anas, VK Vismaya, Jisna Mathew, and Noah Nirmal (4×400 Mixed Relay Team)

3:40 PM Hello and welcome to Khel Now’s live updates of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships.

The National Inter-State Athletics Championships, an Olympic qualifier, will be the last chance for Indian athletes to book their place in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The National Inter-State Athletics Championships will feature 100m, 200m, 400m, 1500m, 5000m, 3000m steeplechase, hammer throw, discus throw, javelin throw, shot put, triple jump and 4x100m relay events for women while the men will participate in 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 10000m, 3000m steeplechase, long jump, high jump, triple jump, shot put, discus throw, javelin throw, hammer throw, pole vault, 110m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay.

Several high-profile names such as Hima Das, Dutee Chand, M Sreeshankar, Kamalpreet Kaur, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Shivpal Singh, Muhammed Anas, Harmilan Bains, Annu Rani, Seema Punia and many others will be in action in the tournament. The 60th edition of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships will take place from June 25 to June 29 at the National Institute of Sports and the Punjabi University in Patiala. The National Inter-State Athletics Championships is the last chance for heavyweights Hima Das and Dutee Chand to seal a berth at the Tokyo Olympics.For more updates, follow Khel Now on Twitter, Instagram and join our community on Telegram.