Nirbhay Choudhary Sets New National Record in Men's Hammer Throw

Key facts

• Nirbhay Choudhary broke the men's hammer throw national record with a 71.02m throw at the Indian Athletics Final Series 2026 in New Delhi, surpassing Neeraj Kumar's 70.73m mark set in 2016.
• Tanya Chaudhary set a women's hammer throw national record of 68.35m, bettering Anushka Yadav's previous mark of 67.02m; Anushka finished second with 66.34m and Kulvinder Kaur third with 59.13m.
• Damneet Singh (68.12m) and Ashish Jakhar (67.51m) finished second and third in the men's hammer throw.
• Avinash Sable won the men's 3000m steeplechase in 8:32.39, his first race in the event in 2026 after an injury layoff; his national record is 8:09.91 from the Paris Olympics 2024.
• Parul Chaudhary won the women's 3000m steeplechase in 9:22.49; her Indian record stands at 9:12.46.
• Animesh Kujur completed a sprint double, winning the men's 100m in 10.21s and the 200m in 20.59s, finishing ahead of national record holder Gurindervir Singh (10.32s).
• Rohit Yadav won the men's javelin throw with 81.10m, while reigning Asian Games champion Annu Rani won the women's javelin with 57.50m.
• Harita Bhadra won the women's 100m in 11.22s, making her the second-fastest Indian woman behind Dutee Chand's national record of 11.17s set in 2021.
• Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the men's shot put with a best effort of 20.64m.
• Ancy Sojan won the women's long jump with 6.76m, leading a one-two finish ahead of Shaili Singh (6.65m).
• The meeting served as preparation for India's athletes ahead of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya.