Baranica Elangovan vaults to a new mark in National Indoor championships

Tamil Nadu’s Baranica Elangovan went past Rosy Meena Paulraj’s National grounds with a people of 4.22m to triumph the women’s rod vault rubric connected the opening time of the inaugural National Indoor athletics championships astatine the Kalinga Stadium successful Bhubaneswar connected Tuesday.

Baranica, who surpassed Rosy’s 2022 people of 4.21m, was delighted with her effort. “It’s a bully time for me, I entered my sanction successful the grounds books. I had been trying hard to transverse 4.20m but contiguous turned retired to beryllium my fortunate day,” said the 29-year-old, who went for 4.25m but could not execute it.

Local favourite Sarun Payasingh, a footballer-turned athlete, upset Praveen Chithravel to instrumentality the men’s agelong leap crown with a idiosyncratic champion of 7.80m, achieved successful his 2nd attempt. Chithravel was 2nd with 7.78m, besides recorded successful his 2nd attempt, pursuing a keen contention with Sarun.

The results (winners only): Men: 800m: Mohammed Afsal (IAF) 1:47.86; 3000m: Shivaji Parashuram (Rel) 8:09.88; 60m hurdles: Krishik M. (Kar) 7.71; long jump: Sarun Payasingh (Odi) 7.80m; shot put: Ravi Kumar (BSF) 17.17m. U-20: 800m: Lokesh Magendhiran (TN) 1:53.92; shot put: Omkar Prasad Nanda (Odi) 17.77m.

Women: 3000m: Priyanka C. (Kar) 9:42.05; shot put: Rekha (NCOE, Patiala) 15.63m; pole vault: Baranica Elangovan (TN) 4.22m; long jump: Anamika K.A. (JSW) 6.05m. U-20: Shot put: Dona Maria (Ker) 13.35m.