Animesh Kujur completed a sprint double while two-time Olympian Tajinderpal Singh Toor returned to form with his best effort in nearly three years at the Indian Athletics Series 3 2026 in New Delhi on Saturday.
Competing at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Animesh Kujur won the men’s 100m race in 10.28 seconds in a photo finish, sharing the same timing as T Tamilarasu, with Gurindervir Singh third in 10.40.
The photo finish was in favour of Kujur, who clocked 10.272s while Tamilarasu’s had 10.280s. The 22-year-old Animesh’s time was just 0.10s shy of his national record time set in an athletics meet in Greece last year.
“It (the race) got pretty close, but it’s okay,” Kujur said. “This was the season opener (in outdoors), my first race. And I am happy with the timing… Last year I did 10.5 in the season opener and this year 10.28. It’s good.”
Animesh later added the 200m title, clocking 20.74 seconds to finish ahead of Vishal TK (21.01) and Dharmveer Choudhary (21.03), sealing a sprint double on the day.
Toor claims shotput title
Tajinderpal Singh Toor, a two-time Asian Games champion, claimed the men’s shotput title with a best throw of 21.03m, his first effort beyond the 21m mark in nearly three years. Karanveer Singh (19.30m) and Anurag Singh Kaler (18.03m) completed the podium.
In the men’s javelin throw, Rohit Yadav won the contest with a mark of 82.17m, beating Asian Championships silver medallist Sachin Yadav (81.95m), while Yashvir Singh was third with 81.61m.
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Meanwhile, Kishore Jena, silver medallist from the last Asian Games in Hangzhou, could not breach the 80m mark in the javelin, finishing with a best of 77.79m. Kishore, whose personal best is 87.54m, last went past the 80m mark at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Asian Games medallist Hima Das returned to competition after a two-year absence but struggled for pace, finishing with 25.42s in the 200m and 57.94s in the 400m, placing well outside the leading times. Hima’s time in the 200m was 2.5 seconds slower than her personal best and a little over 7 seconds in the 400m, in which she holds the national record.
Pooja wins high jump
In the women’s high jump, Pooja clinched the gold with 1.90 metres jump. She was followed by Khyati Mathur and Reet Rathor.
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The New Delhi meet marked the third stop in the 16-event Indian Athletics Series introduced by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) this season. The one-day event featured a full slate of track and field finals. The series now moves to Ranchi on Sunday.
Winners list:
Men’s 100m: 1. Animesh Kujur (10.28); 2. T. Tamilarasu (10.28); 3. Gurindervir Singh (10.40). 110m hurdles: 1. Muhammed Lazan (14.23); 2. Harmanjeet Singh (14.45); 3. Shubham Rawat (14.56). 200m: 1. Animesh Kujur (20.74); 2. Vishal TK (21.01); 3. Dharmveer Choudhary (21.03). 400m: 1. Vishal T K (45.44); 2. Theerthesh P Shetty (46.41); 3. Santhosh S (46.91). 400m hurdles: 1. Kunal Kumar (53.78); 2. Tushar Kajla (54.62); 3. Vikash (55.88). 800m: 1. Shakeel (1:50.33); 2. Shiva Tomar (1:50.80); 3. Anant Gautam (1:55.19). 1500m: 1. Sonu (3:43.38); 2. Ritesh Ohre (3:46.12); 3. Mehedi Hassan (3:47.66). 10000m: 1. Shailesh Kushwaha (30:01.08); 2. Kartik Jayraj Karkera (30:08.94); 3. Vinod Singh (30:09.62). Discus throw: 1. Abhimanyu (56.75m); 2. Kirpal Singh (56.25m); 3. Bhartpreet Singh (54.86m). Hammer throw: 1. Damneet Singh (67.74m); 2. Ashish Jakhar (66.82m); 3. Devang (63.00m). Triple jump: 1. Dablu Roy (15.52m); 2. Jagseer Singh (15.18m); 3. Himanshu Yadav (14.87m). High jump: 1. Dhairyshil Dhanaji Ga (2.10m); 2. Abhiraj Nair (2.10m); 3. Adarshpreet Singh (2.05m). Shot put: 1. Tajinderpal Toor (21.03m); 2. Karanveer Singh (19.30m); 3. Anurag Singh Kaler (18.03m). Javelin throw: 1. Rohit Yadav (82.17m); 2. Sachin Yadav (81.95m); 3. Yashvir Singh (81.61m). Long jump: 1. Mohd Atta Sazid (7.86m); 2. Rajat (7.41m); 3. Mandeep Singh (7.39m).
Women’s 100m: 1. Nithya Gandhe (11.59); 2. Sneha S.S (11.63); 3. Tamanna (11.64). 100m hurdles: 1. Anjali C (13.58); 2. Pranjali Dilip Patil (13.61); 3. Namayi Ruchitha (14.00). 200m: 1. Priyanka Sikarwar (23.91); 2. Unnathi Bollanda (24.12); 3. Swathi Rongali (24.77). 400m: 1. Rashdeep Kaur (53.10); 2. Aishwarya Mishra (53.30); 3. Priya Thakur (54.98). 400m hurdles: 1. Monika (1:04.19); 2. Ragini Singh (1:04.89); 3. Jyoti Rani (1:05.01). 800m: 1. Astha Mallick (2:11.79); 2. Preeti Yadav (2:11.97); 3. Kritika (2:12.69). 1500m: 1. Susmita Tigga (4:46.06); 2. Sangam (4:46.39); 3. Anjali (4:46.74). 10000m: 1. Babli Verma (35:08.20); 2. Ujala (35:09.50); 3. Aarti Pawara (35:09.70). Discus throw: 1. Seema (59.55m); 2. Sanya Yadav (52.72m); 3. Bhavana Yadav (51.67m). Hammer throw: 1. Tanya Chaudhary (61.29m); 2. Manpreet Kaur (59.50m); 3. Divya Shandilya (55.53m). Triple jump: 1. Niharika Vashisht (13.41m); 2. Nidhi (12.65m); 3. Hema (12.63m). High jump: 1. Pooja (1.90m); 2. Khyati Mathur (1.80m); 3. Reet Rathor (1.78m). Shot put: 1. Shiksha (16.50m); 2. Manpreet Kaur (16.42m); 3. Krishna Jayasankar (16.28m). Javelin throw: 1. Shilpa Rani (54.29m); 2. Rashmi K (54.26m); 3. Jyoti (52.49m). Long jump: 1. Shaili Singh (6.24m); 2. Pariksha (6.10m); 3. Mubassina Mohammed (6.05m).
