Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Dev Meena Sets Pole Vault Record, Misses Asian Games Podium
Dev Kumar Meena competed in the men’s pole vault final at the Asian Games.
He jumped over a bar set at 5.50 metres.
That was higher than his previous Indian national record of 5.46 metres.
He cleared 5.50 metres on his second try.
However, he could not clear the next height of 5.60 metres after three attempts.
Because of this, he finished seventh instead of winning a medal.
His teammate Kuldeep Kumar finished 10th.
Meena’s new record shows that he is improving quickly.
He now holds the Indian national record at 5.50 metres.
Dev Kumar Meena cleared 5.50m to break his own Indian national pole vault record by four centimetres.
The 21-year-old failed to clear 5.60m in three attempts and finished seventh in the 12-man final.
Meena had previously set the national record at 5.46m at the June Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar.
Kuldeep Kumar finished 10th with a best clearance of 5.35m.
Meena entered the Asian Games after finishing fourth at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
- Who
- India’s Dev Kumar Meena and teammate Kuldeep Kumar competed in the men’s pole vault final.
- What
- Meena broke the Indian national record with a 5.50m clearance but finished seventh without a medal.
- When
- Tuesday, during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- The final took place in Aichi-Nagoya; Meena had previously set the record in Bhubaneswar.
- Why
- Meena’s record clearance was not enough for the podium because he failed to clear 5.60m.
- New national record
- 5.50m
- Previous record
- 5.46m
- Record improvement
- Four centimetres
- Meena’s final placing
- Seventh
- Kuldeep Kumar’s placing
- 10th, with a best clearance of 5.35m
- Previous record venue
- Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar
- Record-setting date before Asian Games
- June 24, 2026