National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 4 Results: Nishchay Sets U18 Discus Record

The National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 results from Day 4 are now in. The fourth day of the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships was held at the JN Stadium in Chennai on Monday, 26 October.

Twelve finals were decided on Monday, and the headline came in the throwing circle. Nishchay of Haryana broke the men’s U18 discus national record twice in two throws, finishing with 66.75m to erase a mark that had stood since 2010. Haryana won three golds, the most of any state, and Uttar Pradesh drew level with Tamil Nadu at the top of the gold count. This page lists the record-breaker, the medallists in every Day 4 final and the updated medal count by state. The results Athletics India Resluts.

It all comes down to today. The final day, Tuesday 27 October, packs 19 finals into the afternoon session, starting at 16:00 and ending with the U20 4x400m relays. See the full Day 5 schedule.

National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 4: the highlights

Day 4 belonged to the throwers and the all-rounders. Nishchay produced the only national record of the day, Haryana won both U18 discus titles, and the two U18 heptathlons were each decided by fewer than 50 points. Uttar Pradesh’s two golds took them level with Tamil Nadu on nine golds going into the final day.

Nishchay breaks a 16-year-old U18 discus national record twice

Nishchay of Haryana won the men’s U18 discus throw with 66.75m. His opening throw of 64.72m was already beyond the national and meet record of 64.09m, which Arjun set in 2010. He then improved it to 66.75m in his second legal attempt.

His third throw measured 64.70m, also beyond the old record, and his last three attempts were no marks. Vishal Kumar of Rajasthan took silver with 57.72m, more than nine metres behind. Dev Chauhan of Haryana won bronze with 55.28m.

Nishchay has been one of India’s most consistent young throwers. He won the boys’ U16 discus title at the 2023 Junior Nationals in Coimbatore, and completed a discus and shot put double at the 2025 Youth Nationals in Patna.

Haryana complete a U18 discus double through Oshin

Oshin of Haryana won the women’s U18 discus throw with 43.81m, a metre clear of Maninder Kaur of Chandigarh (42.81m). Sona Mohan T of Kerala took bronze with 42.12m. With Muskan’s heptathlon title, it gave Haryana three golds on Monday, more than any other state.

Akhand Pratap Singh wins the U20 shot put by four centimetres

Akhand Pratap Singh of Uttar Pradesh won the men’s U20 shot put with 18.12m. It was the closest finish of the day: Aryan Satpute of Maharashtra was only four centimetres behind with 18.08m. Abhimanyu Kushwaha completed a Maharashtra silver-bronze with 17.89m.

Akhand took silver behind Nishchay in the shot put at last year’s Youth Nationals in Patna.

Advith V Yadav and Muskan win the U18 heptathlons

Advith V Yadav of Karnataka won the men’s U18 heptathlon with 4,860 points, just 43 ahead of Nagar Singh Kanesh of Madhya Pradesh (4,817). Akash Ashvini of Bihar took bronze with 4,706, a year after winning heptathlon bronze at the Youth Nationals.

Muskan of Haryana won the women’s U18 heptathlon with 4,790 points. Anamika Ajesh of Kerala, who won the U18 100m hurdles on Day 3, took silver with 4,743, only 47 points behind. Sonali Das of West Bengal won bronze with 4,262.

Lal Krishna S and Ranjana Yadav win the U18 race walks

Lal Krishna S of Kerala won the men’s U18 5,000m race walk in 21:29.76. Pawan Singh Gurjar of Rajasthan finished just over a second behind in 21:30.93. Firdous Alam took bronze in 21:35.26, Assam’s first medal of the championships.

The women’s U18 3,000m race walk was far less close. Ranjana Yadav of Madhya Pradesh won in 13:58.57, 42 seconds clear of Bhumi of Delhi (14:40.60). Manisha of Uttar Pradesh took bronze in 14:56.49.

West Bengal go one-two in the women’s U20 high jump

Juin Mantusa and Mohur Mukerjee of West Bengal both cleared 1.71m in the women’s U20 high jump, with Juin taking gold. S Alice Deva Prasann of Tamil Nadu won bronze with 1.65m.

Shravani Sanas of Maharashtra won the women’s U18 high jump with 1.63m. Ashmika CP of Kerala and Aaradhya Chaudhary of Rajasthan both cleared 1.60m and took silver and bronze.

Three boys clear 1.80m in the U16 high jump

The boys’ U16 high jump was the tightest field event of the day. Jasbin James of Kerala, Jinay Shah of Gujarat and Gulshan Kumar of Uttar Pradesh all cleared 1.80m, and finished in that order.

Arman Khan and Prapthi RV win the U16 long jumps

Arman Khan of Uttar Pradesh won the boys’ U16 long jump with 5.18m. Rohit Raj of Bihar, bronze medallist in the 80m hurdles on Day 3, took silver with 5.06m. Longjam T won bronze with 5.03m, Manipur’s first medal of the championships.

In the girls’ U16 long jump, Prapthi RV of Karnataka won with 4.20m, one centimetre ahead of Arthi SK of Tamil Nadu (4.19m). Abinaya P took bronze with 4.11m for Tamil Nadu.

National and meet records on Day 4 of the National Junior Athletics Championships 2026

The Day 4 report lists one record-breaking performance: a national and meet record in the men’s U18 discus throw.

U20 results: National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 4

Two U20 finals were held on Day 4, one for men and one for women.

U18 results: National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 4

Seven U18 finals were decided on Day 4, including both heptathlons and both race walks. The men’s discus produced the day’s only national record.

U16 results: National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 4

Three U16 finals were held on Day 4, and two of them were decided by countback or a single centimetre.

Medal count by state after Day 4

We added the medals from the 12 Day 4 finals to our count, which now covers 59 finals. Uttar Pradesh won two golds on Monday and drew level with Tamil Nadu on nine golds, and they move top on silver medals (seven to six). Haryana’s three golds took them up to third, while Assam and Manipur won their first medals. In total, 19 states have now won at least one medal.

However, this is our count and not an official standing. It includes the U14 events and the relays, and we will update it after the final day of the championships.

Day 5 schedule: the final day of the National Junior Athletics Championships 2026

Four days, 59 finals, and the gold race is dead level. Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu sit on nine golds each, Haryana are lurking on seven, and 19 more golds are up for grabs at the JN Stadium on Tuesday, 27 October. Every single event on the final afternoon is a final, and they come thick and fast: 19 medal races and field finals in just three hours and twenty minutes.

Five moments not to miss

• 16:30, double trouble: the men’s U20 400m hurdles and the men’s U20 javelin throw start at the same time. Fifteen minutes later the women’s U20 400m hurdles and shot put clash too, so keep your eyes moving.
• 17:05 to 17:35, the 200m half-hour: four 200m finals in 30 minutes, U18 then U20, women then men. It is the fastest stretch of the whole championships.
• 17:20, men’s U20 triple jump: it lands right in the middle of the sprint block, and every bound will be fighting for attention with the 200m.
• 18:30 and 18:45, the steeplechases: barriers, water jumps and 3,000m of hurt in both U20 finals as the light fades.
• 19:10 and 19:20, the relays: the U20 4x400m finals close the championships. If the gold race is still level by then, the last baton could decide it.

Full Day 5 schedule (afternoon session)

What comes next at the National Junior Athletics Championships 2026

The championships finish at the JN Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, 27 October, with the U20 4x400m relays at 19:10 and 19:20. Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu go into the final day level on nine golds each, with Haryana two behind, so the overall title could go down to the very last lap. We will publish the Day 5 results and the final medal count once the last final is over.

Catch up on the Day 1 results, the Day 2 results and the Day 3 results. For dates, venue and entry standards, see our championships guide. Results from every other meet this season are on the Indian athletics results page.