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Sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar Overcomes Cramps to Claim 100m Gold
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News18•09-10-2026, 21:45
Sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar Overcomes Cramps to Claim 100m Gold
- •Karnataka sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar won the 100m gold medal with a timing of 10.25 seconds at the 65th National Open Athletics Championships.
- •Despite battling stomach cramps, Hoblidhar emerged as the fastest male athlete at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
- •He missed out on improving his own meet record of 10.19 seconds set last year.
- •Hoblidhar expressed satisfaction with his performance, noting he has been undergoing rehab since April.
- •In the men's 20km race walk, SSCB's Servin Sebastian lost the gold due to a two-minute penalty, leaving Suraj Pawar as the winner of the event.
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Karnataka sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar won the 100m gold medal and emerged as the fastest male athlete at the 65th National Open Athletics Championships.
He clocked 10.25 seconds to win the top prize, though he missed breaking his own meet record of 10.19 seconds set the previous year due to stomach cramps.
Servin Sebastian crossed the line first, but a two-minute penalty for a technical rules violation dashed his hopes and dropped him to fourth place.
