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Inter-State Athletics: Sindhushree Sets National Record In Pole Vault; Animesh, Unnathi Too Secure Asiad Berths
State Senior Athletics Championships: Star sprinters, Animesh Kujur and Unnathi Bollanda, booked their berths to the upcoming Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, achieving the qualifying marks in the respective 200m races in the 65th National Senior Inter-State Athletics Championships at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.
While Animesh and Unnathi sprinted past the qualifying mark on the track, Sindhushree G came up with a record-breaking leap of 4.25 metres to set a new National Record in the women's pole vault. Sindhushree improved on the record held by Rosy Meena Paulraj, who soared to 4.21m on October 15, 2022, in the Indian Championships in Bengaluru.
Baranica Flangovan joined Sindhushree on the Asian Games-bound flight by achieving the qualifying mark in the women's Pole Vault. She cleared 4.20m on Thursday to book her ticket to Japan for the Asian Games starting on September 19.
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