Kirpal Singh adopted up on his gold-winning efficiency on the Indian Open meet final week with one other win, this time on the Indian Grand Prix 3 on the Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana on August 2, 2025.
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Discus thrower Kirpal Singh received his second consecutive competitors on the Indian Grand Prix 3 on the Guru Nanak Stadium right here on Saturday.
The previous Inter-State and Federation Cup champion adopted up on his gold-winning efficiency on the Indian Open meet final week with a greatest throw of 53.62m. Kirpal, the final Indian and one in every of solely 5 to cross the 60m mark in 2022, is getting back from a two-year dope ban.
Additionally profitable was Yashvir Singh in javelin throw with a better of 77.79m whilst his predominant rivals — Sahil Silwal and Vikrant Malik — didn’t begin. Proficient teenager Dipanshu Sharma failed to succeed in 70m, settling for a fifth place end with 66.98m.
Among the many girls, quartermiler Anakha B.A. registered her private greatest together with her first-ever sub-54 timing, profitable the 400m in 53.40s. Anakha was additionally a part of the 4x400m relay squad on the latest World College Video games, the place the workforce completed fifth.
In lengthy soar, solely Sherin A. and Sandra Babu crossed the 6m mark, the previous profitable with 6.12m whereas Amandeep Kaur ran alone within the 1500m after the one different entrant, Shivechha Patil of Maharashtra, failed to show up.
The outcomes (winners solely): Males: 100m: Harjit Singh (Air Pressure, 10.50s), 200m: Jishnu Prasad P.Okay. (BSF, 21.48s), 800m: Nilkantha Ray (Military, 1:51.49), 5000m: Onkar Panhalkar (Military, 14:32.36), 400mH: Aswin Krishnan L. (TN, 50.98s), 3000m steeple chase: Benjamin Babu (Ker, 9:47.59), Lengthy soar: Mohd. Atta Sazid (Har, 7.79m), Excessive soar: Sarvesh Kushare (Mah, 2.23m), Triple soar: Jay Shah (Mah, 15.67m), Shot put: Tajinderpal Singh Toor (Pun, 18.93m), Discus throw: Kirpal Singh (ONGC, 53.62m), Hammer throw: Shantanu Uchale (Mah, 62.76m), Javelin throw: Yashvir Singh (Raj, 77.79m).
Ladies: 100m: Jilna M.V. (AIPSCB, 11.70s), 400m: Anakha B.A. (JSW, 53.40s), 800m: Amandeep Kaur (Pun, 2:09.31), 1500m: Amandeep (4:38.42), 5000m: Antima Pal (Rel, 17:30.60), 100mH: Nithya Ramraj (TN, 13.29s), 400mH: R. Vithya Ramraj (TN, 1:01.01), Lengthy soar: Sherin A (TN, 6.12m), Excessive soar: Jonika Pahal (Har, 1.75m), Shot put: Shiksha (NCOE, 15.27m), Discus throw: Anisha (Har, 49.38m), Hammer throw: Tanya Chaudhary (UP, 60.34m).
Printed – August 02, 2025 07:23 pm IST