The Indian Open U23 athletics 2026 results from Day 1 are now official. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has published the result sheet for the opening day of the 6th Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition, which began at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on 16 October.
Eight finals were decided on Friday, and meet records fell in five events. This page therefore lists the medallists in every Day 1 final, the new meet records, the leaders from the qualifying rounds and a medal count by team. Every result below comes from the official AFI Day 1 result sheet.
Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition 2026 at a glance
- Meet: 6th Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition 2026
- Dates: 16 to 18 October 2026 (this page covers Day 1, 16 October)
- Venue: Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Age group: Under 23, men and women
- Finals on Day 1: 8 (two for men, six for women)
- Meet records on Day 1: five events
- Fastest man: Rushiprasad Desai of Maharashtra, 10.29 in the 100m semi-final
- Most golds after Day 1: eight teams with one gold each
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Indian Open U23 athletics 2026 Day 1: the highlights
Records fell on the track, in the pole vault and in the discus. Rushiprasad Desai led the way in the men’s 100m, while the women’s discus produced three throws beyond the old meet record.
Rushiprasad Desai runs 10.29, then wins the 100m
Rushiprasad Desai of Maharashtra won his 100m semi-final in 10.29 seconds, with a legal tailwind of 0.7 m/s. As a result, he broke the meet record of 10.38, which Animesh Kujur of Odisha set in Patna in 2024. In the same semi-final, Abhay Singh of Madhya Pradesh equalled the old record with 10.38.
In the final, Desai ran into a headwind of 0.8 m/s. However, he still won clearly in 10.35.
Four thousandths of a second decide silver, bronze and fourth
The 100m final also produced the closest finish of the day. Savin Thingalaya of Reliance, Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram of Odisha and Abhay Singh all clocked 10.46. The photo-finish camera then separated them: Thingalaya ran 10.451, Dondapati 10.455 and Singh 10.459.
So Thingalaya took silver and Dondapati took bronze, while Singh missed a medal by four thousandths. Dondapati was the defending champion, because he won the 100m at last year’s edition in 10.49.
Unnathi Bollanda breaks the women’s 100m record in the semi-final
Unnathi Bollanda of Reliance won the women’s 100m in 11.62, into a headwind of 0.6 m/s. That time matched the old meet record of 11.62, which Sakshi Champala set at Hanumakonda in 2025. However, Bollanda had already broken it in her semi-final, where she ran 11.55 with a tailwind of 1.2 m/s.
Kiruthika of Tamil Nadu took silver in 11.74, while V Sudheeksha of Karnataka won bronze in 11.82.
Priya wins a record-breaking discus with her last throw
The women’s discus was the best contest of the day. All three medallists threw beyond the meet record of 50.73m, which Nikita Kumari set at Hanumakonda in 2025.
First, Anisha of Delhi went past the record with 51.06m in round three, and then improved to 51.11m. Next, Nikita Kumari, now competing for Rajasthan, took the lead with 51.92m in round four. Finally, Priya of Haryana threw 53.07m with her sixth and last attempt to win gold.
Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar both clear 5.30m
Dev Meena of Madhya Pradesh won the men’s pole vault with 5.30m, beating his own meet record of 5.20m from Patna in 2024. He passed every height up to 5.10m, and then cleared both 5.10m and 5.30m at the first attempt.
His state teammate Kuldeep Kumar also cleared 5.30m, but needed two attempts. Therefore, Meena won on countback. Earlier this season, Kuldeep had beaten Meena on countback at 5.25m, at the Indian Athletics Series meet in Jaipur.
Ramratan of Rajasthan won bronze with 5.00m. Ashish Sharma of Uttar Pradesh also cleared 5.00m, but he needed three attempts, while Ramratan needed only one.
IOCL one-two in the 5000m, by two hundredths
Sonam Parmar won the women’s 5000m in 17:03.41, just ahead of her IOCL teammate Sunita Devi in 17:03.43. Vartika Patel of Uttar Pradesh took bronze in 17:06.78. Later the same evening, Parmar also ran the 1500m heats, where she clocked 4:37.12.
Countback decides the women’s high jump
Mahek Nasrin Dayan K of Odisha and Arpita Sarkar of West Bengal both cleared 1.69m. However, Mahek did not fail once up to that height, while Arpita needed extra attempts at 1.55m, 1.65m and 1.69m. As a result, Mahek won gold.
Three athletes cleared 1.60m. Anchal Sharma of Punjab took bronze, because she cleared it at the first attempt with no earlier failures.
Munesh and Sheeba D win the other field titles
Munesh of BSF won the women’s shot put with 14.27m in round two. Jhalak Chahal of Uttar Pradesh moved up to silver with 14.14m in her final attempt, while Khusboo of Haryana took bronze with 13.97m.
In the women’s long jump, Sheeba D of Kerala jumped 6.29m in round two to win. Munmun Chetia of Assam took silver with 6.13m, and Prathiksha Yamuna A of Tamil Nadu won bronze with 6.08m.
Meet records on Day 1 of the Indian Open U23 athletics 2026
The official result sheet marks new meet records in five events. One of them, the men’s hammer throw, fell in the qualifying round, before the final had even started.
On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see the old records.
| Event | Athlete | Team | New record | Old record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m | Rushiprasad Desai | Maharashtra | 10.29 (semi-final) | 10.38, Animesh Kujur (Odisha), Patna 2024 |
| Women’s 100m | Unnathi Bollanda | Reliance | 11.55 (semi-final) | 11.62, Sakshi Champala (Reliance), Hanumakonda 2025 |
| Women’s discus throw | Priya | Haryana | 53.07m | 50.73m, Nikita Kumari (NCOE Patiala), Hanumakonda 2025 |
| Men’s pole vault | Dev Meena | Madhya Pradesh | 5.30m | 5.20m, Dev Meena (Madhya Pradesh), Patna 2024 |
| Men’s hammer throw | Nirbhay Choudhary | Delhi | 65.43m (qualifying) | 64.75m, Nitesh Poonia (Rajasthan), Bilaspur 2022 |
Also inside the old marks: Abhay Singh equalled the men’s 100m record with 10.38 in the semi-finals. In addition, Nikita Kumari (51.92m) and Anisha (51.11m) both threw beyond the old discus record, while Kuldeep Kumar cleared the same 5.30m as Meena.
A note on the women’s 100m: some early reports said Bollanda only equalled the record in the final. However, the AFI result sheet marks her 11.55 semi-final as the new meet record, and that run had a legal wind of +1.2 m/s.
Men’s results: Indian Open U23 athletics 2026 Day 1
Two men’s finals were held on Day 1. Times are in seconds, while field marks are in metres.
On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see silver and bronze.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m wind −0.8 |
Rushiprasad Desai Maharashtra · 10.35 |
Savin Thingalaya Reliance · 10.46 |
Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram Odisha · 10.46 |
| Pole vault | Dev Meena Madhya Pradesh · 5.30m |
Kuldeep Kumar Madhya Pradesh · 5.30m |
Ramratan Rajasthan · 5.00m |
Women’s results: Indian Open U23 athletics 2026 Day 1
Six women’s finals were decided on Day 1, and six different teams won them.
On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see silver and bronze.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m wind −0.6 |
Unnathi Bollanda Reliance · 11.62 |
Kiruthika Tamil Nadu · 11.74 |
V Sudheeksha Karnataka · 11.82 |
| 5000m | Sonam Parmar IOCL · 17:03.41 |
Sunita Devi IOCL · 17:03.43 |
Vartika Patel Uttar Pradesh · 17:06.78 |
| High jump | Mahek Nasrin Dayan K Odisha · 1.69m |
Arpita Sarkar West Bengal · 1.69m |
Anchal Sharma Punjab · 1.60m |
| Long jump | Sheeba D Kerala · 6.29m (−0.8) |
Munmun Chetia Assam · 6.13m (−0.8) |
Prathiksha Yamuna A Tamil Nadu · 6.08m (−0.9) |
| Shot put | Munesh BSF · 14.27m |
Jhalak Chahal Uttar Pradesh · 14.14m |
Khusboo Haryana · 13.97m |
| Discus throw | Priya Haryana · 53.07m |
Nikita Kumari Rajasthan · 51.92m |
Anisha Delhi · 51.11m |
Fourth to eighth in the Day 1 finals
On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see every place.
| Event | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s 100m | Abhay Singh Madhya Pradesh · 10.46 |
Ajay Khade Maharashtra · 10.52 |
Yuvaraj E Tamil Nadu · 10.59 |
Rohan Ghosh West Bengal · 10.63 |
Vibhaskar Kumar Bihar · 10.95 |
| Men’s pole vault | Ashish Sharma Uttar Pradesh · 5.00m |
Banti Rajesh Nath Madhya Pradesh · 4.90m |
Anshu Patel Madhya Pradesh · 4.80m |
Anand Manoj Kerala · 4.70m |
Sivadev Rajeev Kerala · 4.60m |
| Women’s 100m | Samriti Jamwal Himachal Pradesh · 11.90 |
Sakshi Champalal Gujarat · 11.92 |
Dona Dhaked Rajasthan · 11.95 |
Meenakshi Kumari Uttar Pradesh · 12.04 |
– |
| Women’s 5000m | Aradhana Karnataka · 17:12.09 |
Latika Talwar Rajasthan · 17:21.88 |
Antima Pal Reliance · 17:25.88 |
Lajo Saroj Madhya Pradesh · 17:31.56 |
Aarti Pawara Maharashtra · 17:38.13 |
| Women’s high jump | Sarika Kumawat All India Police · 1.60m |
Mohur Mukherjee NCOE Bangalore · 1.60m |
Seema Kumari CISF · 1.55m Madheshwari Baskara |
– | B Sandhiya Tamil Nadu · 1.55m |
| Women’s long jump | Anju Uttar Pradesh · 6.04m |
Taranika Teta Chhattisgarh · 5.99m |
Deesha Ganapathy Anju Bobby Sports · 5.88m |
Abinaya Sri A Tamil Nadu · 5.87m |
Lakshanya S N Tamil Nadu · 5.81m |
| Women’s shot put | Bharti Saini Haryana · 13.64m |
Khushboo Rajasthan · 13.63m |
Vanshika Shekhawat Rajasthan · 13.59m |
Anshika Rourtray Odisha · 13.33m |
Chandrakala Rajasthan · 13.13m |
| Women’s discus throw | Palak Haryana · 48.11m |
Priyanshi Kulhar Rajasthan · 46.44m |
Neha Jaglan Railway Sports · 46.23m |
Neetu Kumari Rajasthan · 46.03m |
Madhurya Karnataka · 43.51m |
Notes: only seven athletes started the women’s 100m final. In the high jump, two athletes tied for sixth, so there is no seventh place.
Qualifying rounds and the decathlon after Day 1
Nirbhay Choudhary of Delhi produced the standout qualifying mark. He threw 65.43m in the hammer, which broke the meet record and was also the only throw past the 65.00m automatic qualifying mark. By contrast, nobody reached the automatic marks in the men’s discus (58.00m) or long jump (7.80m).
On a phone, swipe the table sideways to see the final times.
| Event | Best in qualifying | Team | Mark | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s hammer throw | Nirbhay Choudhary | Delhi | 65.43m (meet record) | 18 October, 09:30 |
| Men’s discus throw | Ujjawal Choudhary | Uttar Pradesh | 52.85m | 17 October, 14:25 |
| Men’s long jump | Shivam | Uttar Pradesh | 7.41m (+0.9) | 17 October, 15:55 |
| Men’s 400m | Ankul | Rajasthan | 46.21 (semi-final) | 17 October, 10:10 |
| Women’s 400m | Pravalika Narimalla | Telangana | 54.70 (heats) | 17 October, 10:00 |
| Men’s 1500m | Priyanshu | Uttarakhand | 3:48.70 (heats) | 17 October, 09:30 |
| Women’s 1500m | Ruhi Bohra | Delhi | 4:36.71 (heats) | 17 October, 09:40 |
| Men’s 5000m | Abhishek | Uttar Pradesh | 14:18.73 (heats) | 17 October, 07:20 |
Final times are from the AFI competition page and may change.
Bharath Raj B leads the decathlon
Bharath Raj B of Kerala leads the decathlon with 3,773 points after five events. His best score came in the high jump, where he cleared 2.10m. Abhijit Bhosale of Air Force is second with 3,589 points, and Jayesh Rathva of Gujarat is third with 3,525. The meet record is 7,065 points, set in 2024.
Medal count by team after Day 1
AFI does not publish a team table with the daily results. So we counted the medals in the eight Day 1 finals. Eight different teams won one gold each, and 16 teams won at least one medal.
| Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| IOCL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Reliance | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Haryana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Odisha | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BSF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerala | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maharashtra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rajasthan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tamil Nadu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Assam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Bengal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Delhi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Karnataka | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjab | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
However, this is our count and not an official standing. Since the meet is open, the table mixes states with institutional teams such as IOCL, Reliance and BSF. We will update it after Day 2 and Day 3.
Last year: the 5th edition in Hanamkonda
The 5th Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition took place in Hanamkonda, Warangal, from 16 to 18 October 2025. Dondapati Mrutyam Jayaram won the men’s 100m there in 10.49, according to World Athletics. This year, he ran faster in Jaipur, but 10.46 was only good enough for bronze.
Two of the records set in Hanamkonda lasted just one year. Sakshi Champala’s 11.62 in the women’s 100m and Nikita Kumari’s 50.73m in the discus both fell on Day 1 in Jaipur. Similarly, two records from the 2024 edition in Patna also went: Animesh Kujur’s 10.38 and Dev Meena’s 5.20m.
What comes next at the Indian Open U23 athletics 2026
Day 2 on Saturday, 17 October, has the busiest programme of finals. It includes the men’s 5000m, both 1500m and 400m finals, the men’s 110m hurdles, the women’s 100m hurdles and the women’s pole vault. In addition, the men’s discus, shot put and long jump finals, the women’s 10,000m and half marathon race walk, and the end of the decathlon are also on Day 2.
Day 3 on Sunday, 18 October, closes the meet. It has both 200m, 800m, 400m hurdles and 3000m steeplechase finals, the men’s 10,000m and half marathon race walk, the hammer, javelin and triple jump for men and women, the men’s high jump and the heptathlon. The full timetable is in the AFI competition schedule (PDF).
Meanwhile, the junior season moves to the National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 in Chennai from 23 to 27 October. Results from every other meet this season are also on the Indian athletics results page.