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Ankita Shatters 11-Year-Old Steeplechase Record at National Open Athletics Championships
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Firstpost•12-10-2026, 13:00
Ankita Shatters 11-Year-Old Steeplechase Record at National Open Athletics Championships
- •Ankita representing Railways broke Lalita Babar's 11-year-old meet record in the women's 3000m steeplechase with a gold-winning time of 9:34.86 seconds at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
- •Mori Vandana claimed the silver medal with a time of 10:00.02 seconds, while Komal Jagdale secured the bronze with 10:05.34 seconds.
- •Ankita expressed that she had to lead the entire race alone and could have achieved an even faster time with stronger competition.
- •Jishnu Prasad of All India Police also set a new meet record in the men's 200m by clocking 20.62 seconds, surpassing B Nitin's previous record.
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Railways' Ankita Dhyani won the women's 3000m steeplechase gold at the 65th National Open Athletics Championships by clocking 9:34.86s, breaking Lalita Babar's 11-year-old meet record of 9:39.83s set in 2015.
Ankita Dhyani representing Railways claimed the gold medal with a time of 9:34.86s, Mori Vandana of Gujarat took silver with 10:00.02s, and Komal Jagdale of Railways secured the bronze medal clocking 10:05.34s.
Jishnu Prasad of the All India Police clocked 20.62 seconds to break the previous men's 200m meet record of 20.66 seconds, which was set by B Nitin in Bengaluru in 2024.
