Top athletes delivered dominant performances during the third leg of the Indian Athletics Series held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on April 11, 2026.

Asian championships bronze medallist Animesh Kujur won the men's 100m title, clocking 10.28 seconds. Two-time Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor claimed the men's shot put title with a season best throw of 21.03 metres, while promising high jumper Pooja secured gold with a personal best of 1.90 metres.

The evening session saw a thrilling contest in the men's javelin throw, as the top three athletes all surpassed the 80-metre mark. Rohit Yadav emerged victorious with an impressive throw of 82.17 metres. World Championships finalist Sachin Yadav took second place with 81.95 metres, followed by Yashvir Singh in third with 81.61 metres.

The Athletics Federation of India released detailed results from the event:

• 100m (Men): Animesh Kujur (Odisha) 10.28 secs, Tamil Arasu S (Railway) 10.28 secs, Gurindervir Singh (Reliance) 10.40 secs.
• 200m (Men): Animesh Kujur (Odisha) 20.74 secs, Vishal TK (NCOE Trivandrum) 21.01 secs, Dharamveer Choudhary (Rajasthan) 21.03 secs.
• 400m (Men): Vishal TK (NCOE Trivandrum) 45.44 secs, Vikrant Panchal (Haryana) 45.88 secs, Dharamveer Choudhary (Rajasthan) 45.93 secs.
• U20 200m (Men): Abhishek Singh (Rajasthan) 21.69 secs, Jinoy Jayan (NCOE Trivandrum) 21.71 secs, Harsh Sharma (Delhi) 21.81 secs.
• U20 400m (Men): Astik Pradhan (Odisha) 46.61 secs, Jashanpreet Singh (NCOE Patiala) 47.81 secs, Yashwant Singh (Rajasthan) 47.90 secs.
• 800m (Men): Anu Kumar (Uttarakhand) 1:49.87, Prathamesh Amarish (Maharashtra) 1:49.90, Shakeel (Rajasthan) 1:50.33.
• 10,000m (Men): Shailesh Kushwaha (Karnataka) 30:01.08, Kartik Karkera (Maharashtra) 30:08.94, Vinod Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 30:09.62.
• 110m hurdles (Men): Muhammed Lazan (JSW) 14.23 secs, Harmanjeet Singh (Delhi) 14.45 secs, Shubham Rawat (Delhi) 14.56 secs.
• U20 110m hurdles (Men): Kiran K (Kerala) 13.80 secs, Aryan (Haryana) 14.20 secs, Subhash Saini (Rajasthan) 14.34 secs.
• 400m hurdles (Men): Santosh Kumar T (Tamil Nadu) 51.19 secs, Subhas Das (JSW) 52.14 secs, Karana Bag (NCOE Patiala) 52.50 secs.
• Long jump (Men): Mohd Atta Sazid (Haryana) 7.86m, Rajat (Uttar Pradesh) 7.41m, Mandeep Singh (NCOE Patiala) 7.39m.
• Discus throw (Men): Abhimanyu (JSW) 56.75m, Kirpal Singh (ONGC) 56.25m, Bharatpreet Singh (Reliance) 54.86m.
• Shot put (Men): Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Punjab) 21.03m, Karanveer Singh (NCOE Patiala) 19.30m, Anurag Singh Kaler (Railway) 18.03m.
• Javelin throw (Men): Rohit Yadav (Railway) 82.17m, Sachin Yadav (All India Police) 81.95m, Yashvir Singh (Rajasthan) 81.61m.
• 100m (Women): Nithya Gandhe (NCOE Trivandrum) 11.59 secs, Sneha SS (Karnataka) 11.63 secs, Tamanna (Haryana) 11.64 secs.
• 200m (Women): Priyanka Sikarwar (All India Police) 23.91 secs, Unnathi Bollanda (Karnataka) 24.12 secs, Sonia (JSW) 24.31 secs.
• U20 200m (Women): Bhoomika Nehate (Maharashtra) 24.67 secs, Anshika (Chandigarh) 25.25 secs, Dhesikha V (NCOE Trivandrum) 25.60 secs.
• 400m (Women): Rashdeep Kaur (Punjab) 53.10 secs, Aishwarya Mishra (Maharashtra) 53.30 secs, Priya (JSW) 54.24 secs.
• U20 400m (Women): Bhumi Singh (Delhi) 57.27 secs, Riya Bisht (Delhi) 57.57 secs, Supreet Kaur (Punjab) 58.12 secs.
• 800m (Women): Astha Mallick (Delhi) 2:11.79, Preeti Yadav (Madhya Pradesh) 2:11.97, Kritika (Haryana) 2:12.69.
• 10,000m (Women): Babli Verma (Uttar Pradesh) 35:08.20, Ujala (All India Police) 35:09.50, Aarti P (Maharashtra) 35:09.70.
• 100m hurdles (Women): Anjali C (JSW) 13.58 secs, Pranjali Dilip Patil (JSW) 13.61 secs, Namayi Ruchitha (Anju Booby Sports Academy) 14.00 secs.
• 400m hurdles (Women): Gudiya (Uttar Pradesh) 59.23 secs, Lovely Rajput (All India Police) 1:01.99, Himanshi (Delhi) 1:02.38.
• Discus throw (Women): Seema (NCOE Patiala) 59.55m, Sanya Yadav (Haryana) 52.72m, Bhavana Yadav (Delhi) 51.67m.
• Hammer throw (Women): Tanya Chaudhary (Uttar Pradesh) 61.29m, Manpreet Kaur (CISF) 59.50m, Divya Shandilya (Odisha) 55.53m.
• Shot put (Women): Shiksha (Reliance) 16.50m, Manpreet Kaur (Haryana) 16.42m, Krishna Jayasankar (Reliance) 16.28m.
• Javelin throw (Women): Shilpa Rani (Haryana) 54.29m, Rashmi K (Andhra Pradesh) 54.26m, Jyoti (JSW) 52.49m.
• U20 Javelin throw (Women): Poonam (JSW) 49.35m, Bhavya Pilania (JSW) 47.00m, Navneet Kaur (Punjab) 42.87m.
• High jump (Women): Pooja (Haryana) 1.90m, Khyati Mathur (Uttar Pradesh) 1.80m, Reet Rathor (Uttar Pradesh) 1.78m.
• Triple jump (Women): Niharika Vashisht (Punjab) 13.41m, Nidhi (All India Police) 12.65m, Hema (Haryana) 12.63m.
• Long jump (Women): Shaili Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 6.24m, Pariksha (Haryana) 6.10m, Mubassina Mohammed (Lakshadweep) 6.05m.