National Inter-State Athletics Championships: Day 4 Live Updates

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

8:20 PM That concludes the action from Day 4 of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships. Thank you for joining us. Hope you enjoyed our live updates coverage. See you again tomorrow for all the action from the final day of the tournament. Until then, take care and stay safe! Keep following Khel Now for all the latest updates from the world of sports.

8:15 PM This time Toor achieves the Olympic Qualification mark with a 21.10m throw. Quite remarkable stuff from the 26-year-old!

8:08 PM The ace shot putter throws the iron ball to a distance of 20.96m.

8:05 PM And again, Toor breaks his own meet record set just 10 minutes ago!

8:00 PM Toor shatters the meet record of 20.44m achieved by Inderjeet Singh in 2015.

7:55 PM Tajinderpal Singh Toor looks in fantastic shape going into the Tokyo Olympics. He sets a new meet record with a throw of 20.92m.

7:45 PM West Bengal's Shashi Bhushan Singh comes second with 3:44.19. The third place goes to Rahul from Delhi, who needed 3:46.17 to finish the race.

7:42 PM Saroj ends with a timing of 3:42.55. The Olympic Qualification mark was 3:35.00

7:40 PM Ajay Kumar Saroj of Uttar Pradesh cruises to victory in the men's 1500m.

7:35 PM The men's 1500m final will begin soon.

7:25 PM Tokyo bound Tajinderpal Singh Toor will be in action in the men's shot put event.

7:05 PM Kerala takes the runner-up spot after clocking 41.99 secs. Whereas, the Tamil Nadu team finishes third with 42.03 secs.

7:04 PM Maharashtra team wins the race after clocking 41.23 secs.

7:02 PM The Maharashtra team emerges victorious in the relay race.

7:00 PM Meanwhile, we will shift our attention towards the men's 4x100m relay event.

6:57 PM The men's long jump and the women's javelin throw are going on simultaneously now.

6:52 PM Poovamma Raju of Karnataka finishes in second spot clocking 53.54 secs. Tamil Nadu's Revathi Veeramani grabs the third spot with 53.71 secs.

6:50 PM Priya finishes the race in 53.29 secs. The Olympic Qualifying mark was 51.35 secs.

6:48 PM Priya Moha of Karnataka clinches victory.

6:45 PM We now shift our focus to the women's 400m final.

6:42 PM Annu Rani sets a new meet record with her first throw, achieving 62.83 m. She breaks her own meet record of 59.87m, which was created in 2016.

6:38 PM All eyes on Annu Rani now as the women's javelin throw is underway.

6:36 PM Vikrant Panchal of Haryana finishes second with 46.83 secs. Whereas, Delhi's Sarthak Bhambri takes third spot with 47.25 secs. The Olympic Qualifying mark was 44.90 secs.

6:34 PM Kumarage clocks a timing of 45.73 secs.

6:32 PM Sri Lanka's Kalika Kumarage comfortably wins the race.

6:30 PM The men's 400m run will be today's first event.

6:25 PM This will be the penultimate day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships. Long jumper Shaili Singh has shattered the youth national record in the ongoing tournament. However, so far, no Indian athlete has qualified for the Olympics via this tournament. This is the final event for high-profile athletes like Dutee Chand, Hima Das and Harmilan Bains to grab a quota.

Time is running out for Indian athletes to book their spot in the upcoming quadrennial event. As such, we are all set for a pivotal day of action at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala.

6:00 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 others are now also 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 Tom (4×400 Mixed Relay Team)

6:10 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 events that are lined up for the fourth day at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships are 400m, 1500m and javelin throw for women while the men will participate in 400m, 1500m, 4x100m relay, long jump and shot put.

Several high-profile names such as Dutee Chand, M Sreeshankar, Kamalpreet Kaur, Tajinderpal Singh Toor, Shivpal Singh, Muhammed Anas, Harmilan Bains, Annu Rani, Seema Punia and 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 will also act as the final 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.