Bengaluru: Karnataka’s Krishik M bagged home a cheque of Rs 1 lakh with a victory in the men’s 110m hurdles at the Indian Athletics Final Series in New Delhi on Thursday.
The 22-year-old Tumakuru athlete, who isn’t part of the 77-member Asian Games squad, clocked 13.65 seconds to dominate the event in the absence of national record holder Tejas Shirse, who is out for the season with injury.
Karnataka’s Sinchal Kaveramma (59.91s) ran to second place in the women’s 400m hurdles, collecting prize money of Rs 50,000.
Karnataka’s veteran 400m runners Poovamma M R (52.76s) and high jumper Supriya S B (1.78m) warmed up for the Asiad with a third-place finish in their respective events, bagging Rs 25,000 each.
The day, however, belonged to UP’s Tanya Chaudhary, who shattered the women’s hammer throw national record to take the unexpected spotlight.
Tanya sent the chain and iron to a distance of 68.35m, bettering state-mate Anushka Yadav’s earlier national record of 67.02m set in June. Anushka finished second with 66.34m. Both Tanya and Anushka are in the Asian Games team.
Results: Winners and Karnataka only: Men: 100m: Animesh Kujur (Odi) 10.21s; 110m hurdles: Krishik M (Kar) 13.65; 400m: Vishal TK (TN) 45.36; 400m hurdles: Santosh Kumar T (TN) 800m: Mohammed Afsal (Ker) 1:46.40; 1500m: Rahul Baloda (Raj) 3:39.89; 3000m steeplechase: Avinash Sable (Mah) 8:32.39; Shot put: Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Pun) 20.64m; Javelin throw: Rohit Yadav (UP) 81.10; Triple jump: Karthik Unnikrishnan (Ker) 16.43; Pole vault: Dev Meena (MP) 5.40
Women: 100m: Harita Bhadra (Mah) 11.22s; 100m hurdles: Nandhini K (TN) 13.30; 400m: Aishwarya Mishra (Mah) 52.51, 1; Poovamma Raju (Kar) 52.76, 3; 400m hurdles: Anu Raghavan 57.23, 1; Sinchal Kaveramma (Kar) 59.91, 2; 1500m: Thota Sankeertana (Chh) 4:37.95; 3000m steeplechase: Parul Chaudhary (UP) 9:22.49; Shot put: Manpreet Kaur (Har) 17.19; Javelin throw: Annu Rani (UP) 57.50; Hammer throw: Tanya Chaudhary (UP) 68.35, (NR: Old: 67.02, Anushka Yadav, June 2026, Bhubaneswar); Discus throw: Seema Kaliramana (Har) 56.52; High jump: Pooja Singh (Har) 1.81, 1; Supriya S B (Kar) 1.78, 3; Long jump: Ancy Sojan (Ker) 6.76; Pole vault: Nitika Akare (MP) 4.10; Triple jump: Asha Ilango (TN) 13.76.