| The 5th Indian Open Throws 2026 was held in Patiala on March 7–8 and marked the season opener for Indian throwers. Several top athletes and young talents delivered strong performances, personal bests and record-threatening marks.
1. DAMNEET SINGH SHINES IN HAMMER THROW
Damneet Singh delivered one of the best performances of the meet.
He threw a huge personal best of 70.64m, missing the national record of 70.73m by just 9 cm.
He crossed 70m three times in the competition.
This was also the first time he crossed 70m in the senior circuit.
RESULTS
1). Damneet Singh – 70.64m
2). Ashish Jakhar – 68.09m
3). Devang – 63.27m
2. TAJINDERPAL SINGH TOOR RETURNS WITH 20m+ THROW
India’s national record holder Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the men’s shot put.
He threw 20.51m, his second 20m+ outdoor throw in the last 2.5 years.
Earlier this season he finished 2nd at the Asian Indoor Championships (20.05m).
RESULTS
1). Tajinderpal Singh Toor – 20.51m
2). Karanveer Singh – 19.36m
3). Sanyam – 18.28m
Samardeep Gill had a difficult day, finishing 11th with 16.88m.
3. SANJANA CHAUDHARY SURPRISES IN WOMEN’S JAVELIN
Sanjana Chaudhary stunned the field to win gold.
She threw 54.20m, beating experienced throwers Deepika and Jyoti.
RESULTS
1). Sanjana Chaudhary – 54.20m
2). Deepika – 52.88m
3). Jyoti – 52.16m
4). YOUNG STAR SANJANA REDDY DOMINATES U-18 SHOT PUT
Karnataka’s M. Reddy Sanjana produced a massive improvement.
She threw 15.30m, a PB by 2.46m from her previous mark of 12.84m.
RESULTS
1). M. Reddy Sanjana – 15.30m
2). Aarti – 13.22m
3). Joy Baidwan – DNS
5). KHUSHI IMPROVES BIG IN U-20 HAMMER THROW
Khushi won the U-20 women’s hammer throw with a new personal best.
She threw 49.45m, improving from 46.76m set in 2023.
RESULTS
1). Khushi – 49.45m
2). Ankita Mohapatra – 45.49m
3). Ayeesha Moham – 45.37m
6). STRONG PERFORMANCES IN JUNIOR SHOT PUT
The junior boys also impressed.
U-20 Shot Put
1). Omkar Prasad – 17.85m
2). Harshit Gehlot – 17.02m
3). Yash Chhikara – 17.01m
U-18 Shot Put
1). Nishchay – 19.78m
2). Yuvraj Singh – 17.83m
3). Nitesh Kumar – 17.83m
7). TANYA CHAUDHARY WINS WOMEN’S HAMMER THROW
Tanya Chaudhary took gold with 61.09m.
Earlier this year she threw 65.60m at the Inter-University Championships, which was better than the Indian national record (65.25m) but cannot be officially recognised because the meet was not World Athletics certified.
RESULTS
1). Tanya Chaudhary – 61.09m
2). Divya Shandilya – 53.31m
3). Soniya – 52.29m
DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS
8.) SHIVAM LOHAKARE LAUNCHES 81M JAVELIN
The biggest moment of Day 2 came from Shivam Lohakare.
He threw 81.08m on his very first attempt.
It was the first 80m throw by an Indian in 2026.
He also qualified for the Asian Games standard.
Lohakare became only the fourth javelin thrower in the world this year to cross 80m.
RESULTS
1). Shivam Lohakare – 81.08m
2). Anand Singh – 76.94m
3). Kishore Jena – 74.75m
Kishore Jena returned after nine months due to injury.
9.) KIRPAL SINGH RECORDS BEST DISCUS MARK IN 3 YEARS
Experienced thrower Kirpal Singh won the men’s discus throw.
His 58.89m throw is the best mark by an Indian in the last three years.
The previous better mark was 61.83m by Kirpal himself in 2022.
RESULTS
1). Kirpal Singh – 58.59m
2). Dharamraj Yadav – 55.75m
3). Mohammed Saqlain – 55.47m
10.) UJJAWAL CHAUDHARY BREAKS U-20 NATIONAL RECORD
Young thrower Ujjawal Chaudhary broke his own U-20 national record in discus.
He threw 60.03m, beating his previous record of 59.51m.
RESULTS
1). Ujjawal Chaudhary – 60.03m
2). Vaibhav V – 55.44m
3). Sahil Kadian – 54.94m
11.) NISHCHAY SHINES WITH DOUBLE GOLD
Teen talent Nishchay had an outstanding meet.
U-18 Shot Put Gold – 19.78m (PB)
U-18 Discus Gold – 63.90m (PB)
He missed the national record of 64.09m by just 19 cm.
RESULTS (SHOT PUT)
1). Nishchay: 19.78m
2). Yuvraj Singh: 17.83m
3). Nitesh Kumar: 17.83m.
RESULTS (DISCUS THROW)
1). Nishchay: 63.90m
2). Yash Jaglan: 56.50m
3). Virendra Poonia: 55.46m
12.) VISHAL PATEL WINS U-18 JAVELIN
Vishal Patel won the U-18 javelin with a PB.
RESULTS
1). Vishal Patel – 70.62m
2). Rajat Kumar – 70.52m
3). Ayush Raj – 69.53m
Only two athletes crossed 70m in this event.
13). ASHISH YADAV TAKES U-20 JAVELIN GOLD
RESULTS
1). Ashish Yadav – 74.49m
2). Rishabh Giri – 72.51m (PB)
3). Dharanidharan T – 71.31m
14). BANGAON THROWERS DOMINATE U-20 WOMEN’S JAVELIN
Poonam won gold with 49.50m.
Both Poonam and Bhavya Pilania come from Bangaon in Haryana, known as the “Little Finland” of Indian javelin, and are coached by Hanuman.
RESULTS
1). Poonam – 49.50m
2). Bhavya Pilania – 46.77m
3). Shivani – 40.45m |
