National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 5 Results: Tamil Nadu Crowned Champions

The National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 results from Day 5 are now in. The fifth and final day of the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships was held at the JN Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, 27 October, and Tamil Nadu finished as overall champions in front of a home crowd.

Nineteen finals were decided on the last afternoon, and the hosts saved their best for it. Neil Samraj R broke his second national record of the week with 21.03 in the U18 200m, Bhavana G set a meet record in the women’s U20 200m, and Tamil Nadu won both U20 4x400m relays to close the meet. Tamil Nadu took the team title with 317.2 points, ahead of Haryana on 303. This page lists the Day 5 medallists, the final medal count by state, and a review of the best moments from all five days. The results below come from the official Day 5 result sheet .

National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 5: the highlights

Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh started the final day level on nine golds each. By the end of the night it was not close. Tamil Nadu won six of the 19 finals, including the U18 200m national record and both 4x400m relays, while Haryana won three titles and collected three one-two finishes to secure second place in the team standings.

Neil Samraj completes a record-breaking sprint double

Neil Samraj R of Tamil Nadu won the men’s U18 200m in 21.03. That broke the national record of 21.08, which Abhay Singh set about three years ago, and it also beat the meet record of 21.28 held by Pratik Maharana.

It was Neil’s second national record of the week. On Day 1 he won the U18 100m in 10.45, lowering his own mark. He was named the best athlete in the men’s U18 category. Lodenge Ramu of Telangana, who broke the U18 400m national record on Day 2, took silver in 21.36. Manas Shinde of Maharashtra, runner-up to Ramu in that 400m, won bronze in 21.48.

Bhavana G sets a women’s U20 200m meet record

Bhavana G of Tamil Nadu won the women’s U20 200m in 23.82, breaking the meet record of 24.05 held by Neeru Pathak. Kajal Vaja of Gujarat took silver in 24.10 and Nancy of Haryana won bronze in 24.26. Both had finished in the same places behind Abinaya Rajarajan in the 100m on Day 1.

Savin Thingalaya bounces back to win the U20 200m

On Day 1, Savin Thingalaya of Karnataka was the fastest man in the 100m heats, then was disqualified for a false start in the final. Four days later he made up for it. Savin won the men’s U20 200m in 21.26, and his teammate Ayush SR made it a Karnataka one-two in 21.30. Arshdeep Singh of Punjab took bronze in 21.50.

Tamil Nadu sweep the 4x400m relays

The hosts closed the championships in style. Tamil Nadu won the women’s U20 4x400m relay in 3:47.43, more than two and a half seconds clear of Maharashtra (3:50.04), with Jharkhand third in 3:54.43.

Ten minutes later, the Tamil Nadu men did the same. They won in 3:10.67, holding off Kerala (3:11.02). Haryana took bronze in 3:12.06.

Anshu throws a meet record as Haryana go one-two three times

Anshu of Haryana won the women’s U20 shot put with 15.58m, breaking the meet record of 15.36m. Riya Verma made it a Haryana one-two with 14.56m, and Madhumitha V of Tamil Nadu won bronze with 13.79m.

Haryana repeated the trick twice on the track. Dev won the men’s U18 1,000m in 2:26.60, only 0.11 ahead of Hunny Yadav (2:26.71), and Aashi Sharma led Gungun Dalal home in the girls’ U16 600m, 1:31.96 to 1:32.76.

Dharanidharan T wins the U20 javelin with 76.18m

Dharanidharan T of Tamil Nadu won the men’s U20 javelin with 76.18m, the biggest winning margin of the field events. Rajat Kumar of Uttar Pradesh was nearly four metres back with 72.44m for silver, and Mangal Singh of Chandigarh won bronze with 71.21m.

Punjab win three titles, led by Daksh Bishnoi and Jashanpreet Singh

Daksh Bishnoi of Punjab won the men’s U20 triple jump with 15.74m. Royshan P of Tamil Nadu and Akarshit Pratap Singh of Punjab both reached 15.40m, and Royshan took silver.

Jashanpreet Singh of Punjab won the men’s U20 400m hurdles in 51.51. Lusan Khamari took silver in 51.91, Odisha’s first medal of the championships, and Sayan Mondal of West Bengal won bronze in 52.16. Bikram Singh then made it three Punjab golds in the men’s 3,000m steeplechase, holding off Delhi’s MD Nooruddin by 0.14 in a blanket finish: 9:01.04 to 9:01.18, with Sahil Kumar of Gujarat third in 9:01.80.

Mansi Yadav goes one better in the steeplechase

Mansi Yadav of Maharashtra, runner-up in the U20 3,000m on Day 3, won the women’s 3,000m steeplechase in 10:54.35. Versha of Uttar Pradesh took silver in 10:59.75. Roshini Kalura of Uttarakhand, 5,000m silver medallist on Day 1, won bronze in 11:00.58.

Zubin Gohain wins Assam’s first gold

Zubin Gohain cleared 2.10m to win the men’s U18 high jump, Assam’s first gold of the championships. Sakthivel VN of Tamil Nadu took silver with 2.08m, and Ramanand Singh of Uttar Pradesh won bronze with 2.04m.

Sadhana Ravi leads a Tamil Nadu triple jump one-two

Sadhana Ravi of Tamil Nadu won the women’s U20 triple jump with 13.22m, almost a metre clear of the field. Her teammate Shrihanisha P took silver with 12.28m, and Parmar Hemanshi of Gujarat won bronze with 12.15m.

Bhoomika Nehate and Deepika win the women’s U18 titles

Bhoomika Nehate of Maharashtra won the women’s U18 200m in 24.21. Suchithra S of Karnataka took silver in 24.52, and T Mrithika of Tamil Nadu, the U18 100m champion on Day 1, won bronze in 24.61.

The women’s U18 1,000m was decided by 0.15 seconds. Deepika of Rajasthan won in 2:55.22, ahead of A Thanishikaa A of Tamil Nadu (2:55.37) and Khushi Sharma of Haryana (2:55.86).

National and meet records on Day 5 of the National Junior Athletics Championships 2026

The final day produced one national record and three meet records, all of them in the 200m and the shot put.

U20 results: National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 5

Twelve U20 finals were held on Day 5, six for men and six for women, including both 4x400m relays.

U18 results: National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 5

Five U18 finals were decided on Day 5. The men’s 200m produced the day’s only national record.

U16 results: National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 Day 5

Two U16 finals were held on Day 5, the boys’ and girls’ 600m.

Final medal count by state

We added the Day 5 medals to our running count, which now covers the 78 finals in our daily reports. Tamil Nadu pulled clear on the last day with six golds and finish top with 15 golds and 36 medals. Haryana’s three golds took them past Uttar Pradesh into second on golds, while Maharashtra finish with the most silver medals (12). Odisha won their first medal on the final day, so 20 states and union territories reached the podium.

However, this is our count and not an official standing. It includes the U14 events and the relays from our daily reports, and it does not yet include the gold and silver in the women’s U20 400m hurdles or the boys’ U16 600m. The official team championship is decided on points, and Tamil Nadu won it with 317.2 points to Haryana’s 303.

National Junior Athletics Championships 2026 review: five days in Chennai

Five days, 15 national records in our daily reports, and a title race that went to the final afternoon. Here are the moments that defined the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships, day by day.

Day 1 (23 October): six national records on the opening day

Minakshi of Haryana opened the meet with the throw of the week, 54.40m in the girls’ U16 javelin, which beat the old national record by 7.53m. Neil Samraj R (10.45, U18 100m) and Abinaya Rajarajan (11.49, U20 100m) both lowered their own national records for Tamil Nadu, and three U14 triathlon records fell. Read the Day 1 results.

Day 2 (24 October): Lodenge Ramu breaks a decade-old 400m record

Lodenge Ramu of Telangana ran 46.80 to break the U18 400m national record, which had stood since 2015. Chuki Birda of Rajasthan cleared 3.91m for a women’s U20 pole vault national record, Tharanesh C of Tamil Nadu pushed the boys’ U16 shot put record to 17.86m, and Rahul Jakhar of Gujarat won the U20 decathlon with 7,125 points. Read the Day 2 results.

Day 3 (25 October): Yash Mulik and the hurdlers take over

Yash Mulik of Maharashtra cut his own U18 110m hurdles national record to 13.29, and four men went under the U20 110m hurdles meet record, led by Fasalul Haque of Kerala (13.69). Amanuel Kishu of Jharkhand won the boys’ U16 80m hurdles in a national record of 10.10, and Haryana added two more: the boys’ U16 sprint medley relay (1:54.38) and Varun Bhambhu’s 71.20m in the U14 kids’ javelin. Read the Day 3 results.

Day 4 (26 October): Nishchay ends a 16-year wait

Nishchay of Haryana broke the men’s U18 discus national record twice, finishing with 66.75m to erase a mark from 2010. Haryana also won both U18 discus titles and the women’s heptathlon, and Uttar Pradesh drew level with Tamil Nadu on nine golds going into the last day. Read the Day 4 results.

Day 5 (27 October): Neil Samraj’s double and a Tamil Nadu title

Neil Samraj R added the U18 200m national record (21.03) to his 100m record from Day 1, and Tamil Nadu won six finals, including both 4x400m relays, to take the team championship. Back to the Day 5 highlights.

Stars of the championships

• Neil Samraj R (Tamil Nadu): two U18 national records, 10.45 in the 100m and 21.03 in the 200m, and the best athlete award in the men’s U18 category.
• Minakshi (Haryana): 54.40m in the girls’ U16 javelin, the biggest record improvement among the individual events at 7.53m.
• Lodenge Ramu (Telangana): a U18 400m national record of 46.80, then 200m silver on the final day.
• Yash Mulik (Maharashtra): 13.29 in the U18 110m hurdles, his second national record of the season.
• Nishchay (Haryana): three throws beyond the old U18 discus national record in a single competition.
• Varun Bhambhu (Haryana): 71.20m in the U14 kids’ javelin, more than 10 metres past the old national record.

Every national record from the National Junior Athletics Championships 2026

These are the 15 national records in our daily reports from Chennai. Tamil Nadu and Haryana set four each.

What comes next after the National Junior Athletics Championships 2026

That is a wrap from Chennai. Tamil Nadu are the national junior champions, Neil Samraj leaves with two national records, and a new group of names, from Minakshi and Lodenge Ramu to Yash Mulik and Nishchay, will now be watched closely at senior level.

Catch up on the Day 1 results, the Day 2 results, the Day 3 results and the Day 4 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.