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Ankita breaks women’s steeplechase meet record at National Open Championships
The 65th National Open Athletics Championships ended on Sunday at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Ankita, a 24-year-old representing the Railways Sports Promotion Board, won the women’s 3000m steeplechase in 9:34.86.
She broke the meet record set by Lalita Babar in 2015 by almost four seconds.
Jishnu Prasad P.K., representing the All India Police Sports Control Board, won the men’s 200m in a personal-best 20.62 seconds.
Mogali Venkatram Reddy won the men’s 800m in a personal-best 1:47.01, while the reigning national record holder, Mohd Afsal, withdrew during the race.
The results included record-breaking performances and personal bests across track and field.
The championships concluded with the final day’s events.
Ankita set a new meet record in the women’s 3000m steeplechase at the 65th National Open Athletics Championships.
The 24-year-old Railways Sports Promotion Board athlete clocked 9:34.86 on the fourth and final day.
She beat Lalita Babar’s record, which had stood since 2015, by almost four seconds.
The championships were held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
- Who
- Ankita, representing the Railways Sports Promotion Board.
- What
- She set a meet record in the women’s 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:34.86.
- When
- Sunday, October 11, 2026, the fourth and final day of the championships.
- Where
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
- Why
- She bettered Lalita Babar’s 11-year-old meet record.
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Lalita Babar set the previous women’s 3000m steeplechase meet record.
Ankita clocked 9:34.86 on the final day of the championships to set a new meet record.
- Athlete
- Ankita, 24
- Event
- Women’s 3000m steeplechase
- Winning time
- 9:34.86
- Previous record
- Lalita Babar’s 2015 mark
- Venue
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
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