Bhubaneswar, March 25 – Punjab’s 26-year-old international sprinter, Gurvindervir Singh, showcased resilience to win the men’s 60m title on the final day of the two-day National Indoor Athletics Championships at the Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday.
In a thrilling 60m final, only five athletes made it after three false starts. Gurvindervir Singh remained focused and achieved a time of 6.60 seconds to win the gold. His winning time was better than the previous national indoor record of 6.67 seconds, set by VK Elakkiadasan in 2022.
“This was a good start to the 2026 season. I hope to maintain this performance in outdoor races,” said the eventual winner, commenting on setting a national 60m indoor record in his first race of the season. Gurvindervir Singh represented Reliance in the competition.
The men’s 60m dash was expected to be a competitive event. However, three false starts cost national outdoor champion and favorite, Animesh Kujur, his chance. He was the third athlete to be disqualified.
Dondapti Mrutyam Jayaram of Odisha and Nehal Sagar of Karnataka were the other two athletes disqualified due to false starts. Harita Bhandra of Maharashtra won the women’s 60m dash with a time of 7.32 seconds.
Results (Day 2):
Men: 60m: Gurvindervir Singh (Reliance) 6.60 seconds, Lalu Prasad Bhoi (Odisha) 6.65 seconds, Nuzrat (Hatyana) 6.71 seconds.
Men: U20 60m: Kshitij Sunil (Maharashtra) 6.78 seconds, Rushiraj Singh (Gujarat) 6.87 seconds, Abhay Singh (Reliance) 6.88 seconds.
Men: 400m: Mohammed Sinan (Reliance) 48.27 seconds, Muhammed Badusha (BSF) 49.83 seconds, Aryan Ekka (Odisha) 49.86 seconds.
Men: U20: 400m: Umesh Sahani (Uttar Pradesh) 49.14 seconds, Bapi Hansda (Odisha) 49.27 seconds, Pradeep Mane (Maharashtra) 51.66 seconds.
Men: 1500m: Vinod Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 3:46.13 seconds, Jagdish (Air Force) 3:50.11 seconds, Sunil Yadav (Rajasthan) 3:50.56 seconds.
Men: U20: 3,000m: Dolamani Chirgun (Odisha) 8:39.13 seconds, Bitto Joseph (Kerala) 8:40.32 seconds, Ajay (Uttar Pradesh) 8:41.02.
Men: Triple jump: Vimal Mukesh (Navy) 15.41m, Robinson S (Tamil Nadu) 14.67m, Naresh Rohidas (Odisha) 13.92m.
Men: Pole vault: Reegan G (Tamil Nadu) 5.30m, Rambeer Singh (Army) 4.85m, Bineesh Jacob (Railway) 4.55m.
Men: High jump: Swadhin Kumar Majhi (Odisha) 2.18m, Sarvesh Anil Kushare (Maharashtra) 2.15m, Dhairyshil D (Maharashtra) 2.15m.
Men: U20: High jump: Basant (Rajasthan) 2.16m, Sagar Roy (West Bengal) 2.05m, Ankit Kumar (Rajasthan) 1.90m.
Women: 60m: Harita Bhandra (Maharashtra) 7.32 seconds, Unnathi Bollanda (Karnataka) 7.46 seconds, Trisha Nair (Maharashtra) 7.62 seconds.
Women: U20: 60m: Kajal Hirabhai Vaja (Gujarat) 7.50 seconds, Mansi Rajak (Madhya Pradesh) 7.55 seconds, Heeral Johri (Madhya Pradesh) 7.75 seconds.
Women: 400m: Kumari Saloni Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) 55.73 seconds, Sukhi Baskey (Odisha) 55.67 seconds, Unnathi Bollanda (Karnataka) 56.45 seconds.
Women: U20: 400m: Sai Chinthana Senthil (Tamil Nadu) 59.96 seconds, Arpita (Odisha) 1:00.48 seconds.
Women: 1500m: Priyanka C (Karnataka) 4:34.31 seconds.
Women: Triple Jump: Mallala Anusha (JSW) 13.20m, Nimisha Dayma (JSW) 12.93m, Bhairabi Roy (West Bengal) 12.81m.
Women: High jump: Payal Jamod (Gujarat) 1.71m, Kevinna Ashwine (Tamil Nadu) 1.71m, Pramilla Rajgar (West Bengal) 1.68m.
Women: U20: High jump: Arpita Sarkar (West Bengal) 1.68m, Juin Mantusa (West Bengal) 1.60m, Anrisha Klein (Meghalaya) 1.60m.