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Four track and field records improved at the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. Photo credit: AFI Image Source: IANS

Athletics: Four Track And Field Records Improved At National Junior Meet

By IANS News October 24, 2026 • 21:38 PM View: 18

National Junior Athletics Championships: Telangana’s Lodenge Ramu, Uttar Pradesh’s Tanu Chaudhary and Chuki Birda of Rajasthan set new marks as four records were erased in track and field events on the second day of the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 here at Chennai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday.

Telangana’s Lodenge Ramu erased a decade-old national record in the men's U18 400m. His gold-winning time of 46.80 seconds was better than Chandan Bauri’s previous record of 46.99 seconds set in 2015. The meet record of 47.48 seconds was set last year by Sayed Sabeer.