New Delhi – In a remarkable performance at the World Athletics Continental Tour (Challenger Level) meeting in Jyväskylä, Finland, Tejas Shirse broke the national record in the men’s 110m hurdles. The 21-year-old athlete clocked an impressive 13.41 seconds in the final, surpassing the previous record of 13.48 seconds set by Siddhant Thingalaya in 2017. Shirse’s new record is currently pending the usual ratification process.
However, despite his achievement, Shirse fell short of the Paris Olympics entry standard of 13.27 seconds in the men’s 110 meters hurdles.
In the women's 100 meters hurdles, Jyoti Yaraji matched her national record time of 12.78 seconds and secured first place. Unfortunately, she missed automatic qualification for the Olympic Games by a mere one hundredth of a second.
Animesh Kujur also showcased an impressive performance by setting a new personal best in the 100m, finishing second with a time of 10.39 seconds. Amlan Borgohain came in fourth with his season's best timing of 10.54 seconds. The Olympic entry standard for the men’s 100 meters is 10 seconds.
In other events, Mohammad Afsal won the men’s 800 meters with a time of 1:48.91 seconds, though it was significantly below his personal best of 1:46.17 seconds.
In the long jump, 18-year-old Pavana Nagaraj finished fifth with a best effort of 6.06 meters.
At the World Athletics Continental Tour (Silver Level) event, the Trond Mohn Games in Bergen, Norway, long jumper Shaili Singh secured second place among seven athletes with a best effort of 6.12 meters.
