Meena improved his national record by scaling a height of 5.35m but fell short of the Asian qualification mark of 5.51m. Meena\u2019s previous national record of 5.32m was set at the 38th Uttarakhand National Games in Dehradun.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meena said he was a bit disappointed in missing the Asian qualification mark, but expressed his satisfaction with Tuesday\u2019s performance. \u201cI wanted to raise the bar, but there was a light drizzle and I didn\u2019t continue on the advice of my coach,\u201d Meena was quoted as saying by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Tuesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
There was intense competition in the women\u2019s 400m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
While Rupal Chaudhary, one of the favourites to win the title, conserved every ounce of energy for the home stretch, Tamil Nadu\u2019s Asian Games medallist, Vithya Ramraj, who had a good lead in the first 300m, couldn\u2019t find another gear to sustain her lead in the last 100m. She was edged out by Rupal on the tape. Rupal\u2019s winning time of 52.55 seconds was well below the Asian qualifying mark of 53.80 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
A quick decision was key to Rupal's success on Tuesday. \u201cI just wanted to catch up and shift to another gear as the first 200m was slow,\u201d Rupal said after winning the gold medal. \u201cI\u2019m happy to have won the race.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Vithya said she paid for the brutal pace in the first 300m. \u201cI never had the energy to move forward and had to settle for second place,\u201d Vithya said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The top six runners in the women\u2019s 400m dipped below the Asian qualification time of 53.80 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Asian Games medallist and India\u2019s fastest female hurdler, Jyothi Yarraji, too expressed her satisfaction in winning the 100m hurdles gold with a time of 13.23 seconds to better the Asian qualification time of 13.26 seconds. Jyothi said she had pulled her right hamstring three weeks back and couldn\u2019t dip below 13 seconds. \u201cKochi was my only chance to make the cut for the Asian meet. Hence, I had no choice but to compete,\u201d Jyothi added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Men:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
400m (Asian Q time 45.36 seconds): Vishal TK (Tamil Nadu) 46.19 seconds, Jay Kumar (Delhi) 46.33 seconds, Manu TS (Kerala) 46.39 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pole vault (Asian Q mark 5.51m): Dev Meena (Madhya Pradesh) 5.35m (NR. Previous record 5.30m), M Gowtham (Tamil Nadu) 5.15m, Reegan G (Tamil Nadu) 5.10m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Discus throw (Asian Q mark 59.63m): Nirbhay Singh (Haryana) 58.13m, Abhimanyu (JSW) 55.11m, Bhartpreet Singh (Reliance) 53.79m<\/p>\r\n\r\n
High jump (Asian Q mark 2.23m): Sarvesh Anil Kushare (Maharashtra) 2.26m, Swadhin Kumar Majhi (Odisha) 2.14m, Bharath Raj B (Kerala) 2.14m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Long jump (Asian Q mark 8.07m): David P (Tamil Nadu) 7:94m, Jeswin Aldrin (Reliance) 7.83m, Muhammed Anees (Reliance) 7.70m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
110m hurdles (Asian Q time 13.56 seconds): Tejas Ashok Shirse (Maharashtra) 13.65 seconds, Manav R (Railway Sports) 13.94 seconds, Muhammed Lazan VK (JSW) 14.17 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Women<\/p>\r\n\r\n
400m (Asian Q time 53.80 seconds): Rupal Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) 52.55 seconds, Vithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) 52.81 seconds, Sneha K (Kerala) 53.00 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m hurdles (Asian Q time 13.26 seconds) Jyothi Yarraji (Reliance) 13.23 seconds, Pragyan Prasanti (Odisha) 13.40 seconds, Nithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) 13.42 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Discus throw (Asian Q mark 54.19m): Seema (JSW) 57.17m, Bhavana Yadav (Delhi) 52.15m, Priya (Haryana) 51.36m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
100m hurdles (Asian Q time 13.26 seconds) Jyothi Yarraji (Reliance) 13.23 seconds, Pragyan Prasanti (Odisha) 13.40 seconds, Nithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) 13.42 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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