Tejas Shirse and Javelin Throwers Shine at Indian Athletics Series in Ludhiana

Athletes Achieve Commonwealth Games Qualification

During the ninth leg of the one-day Indian Athletics Series held in Ludhiana on Saturday, high hurdler Tejas Shirse, along with javelin throwers Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh, successfully met the qualification standards for the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Scheduled to occur in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2, 2026, this event marked the final domestic qualification opportunity for athletes aspiring to compete in the CWG, as stated by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).

Tejas Shirse's Record-Breaking Performance

Tejas Ashok Shirse secured first place in the men's 110m hurdles with an impressive time of 13.27 seconds, surpassing the CWG qualification benchmark of 13.39 seconds and breaking his own national record of 13.41 seconds set in 2024.

Javelin Throw Results

Both Rohit Yadav and Yashvir Singh achieved the CWG qualifying mark of 82.61m in the men's javelin throw. Rohit Yadav led the competition with a throw of 83.76m on his first attempt, while Yashvir Singh followed closely with a throw of 82.93m. Shivam Lohakare secured third place with a throw of 80.52m.

Indian Athletics Series: Complete Results

Men's Results

Men's Track Events

100m: Harjit Singh (Air Force) 10.33 seconds, Abhay Singh (Reliance) 10.45 seconds, Saurabh Rajesh (Maharashtra) 10.47 seconds.

200m: Abhay Singh (Reliance) 20.82 seconds, Jishnu Prasad (Kerala) 20.91 seconds, Ajay Khade (Maharashtra) 21.50 seconds.

400m: Vikrant Panchal (Haryana) 46.09 seconds, Ritik Chaudhary (CISF) 47.51 seconds, Jashanpreet Singh (Punjab) 47.55 seconds.

800m: Mohammed Afsal P (Air Force) 1:47.00, Salman Farookh (All India Police) 1:48.23, Shiva Tomar (Uttar Pradesh) 1:51.94.

110m hurdles: Tejas Ashok Shirse (Reliance) 13.27 seconds, Krishik M (Reliance) 13.55 seconds, Madhvendra Singh (Rajasthan) 14.00 seconds.

3,000m steeplechase: Balkishan (Haryana) 8:49.36 secs, Shubham Shridhar (Maharashtra) 9:03.73 secs, Prince Raj Mishra (Railway Sports) 9:06.28 secs.

High jump: Ram Naresh (Army) 2.00m, Robanpreet Singh (Punjab) 2.00m, Adarshpreet Singh (Punjab) 2.00m.

Triple jump: Karthik U (Air Force) 16.52m, Abdulla Aboobacker (Kerala) 16.50m, Ashok Kumar (Rajasthan) 14.54m.

Javelin throw: Rohit Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 83.76m, Yashvir Singh (Rajasthan) 82.93m, Shivam Lohakare (Maharashtra) 80.52m.

10,000m race walk: Nitin Gupta (Uttar Pradesh) 39:57.74 secs, Gaurav Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 43:43.48 secs, Ritik Kumar (Rajasthan) 45:06.07 secs.

Women's Results

100m: Jilna MV (All India Police) 11.68 secs, Sakshi Champalal (Reliance) 11.97 secs, Kanishka Manchanda (Uttarakhand) 12.01 secs.

200m: Unnathi Bollanda (Karnataka) 23.66 secs, Jilna MV (All India Police) 23.76 secs, Sakshi Champalal (Reliance) 24.37 secs.

800m: Harmilan Bains (Chandigarh) 2:16.88, Shivani Hudda (All India Police) 2:17.65, Amandeep Kaur (Punjab) 2:18.54.

1500m: Lili Das (Uttarakhand) 4:20.77 secs, Pragati (Haryana) 4:31.35 secs, Anjali (Uttar Pradesh) 4:42.85 secs.

100m hurdles: Pragyan Prasanti (Odisha) 13.35 seconds, Gurdeep Kaur (Punjab) 14.42 seconds, Ritwika Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 14.69 seconds.

3,000m steeplechase: Saloni (Rajasthan) 11:06.00, Shreya (Uttar Pradesh) 11:38.03, Shaili Dhama (All India Police) 11:38.19.

Shot put: Manpreet Kaur (NCOE Patiala) 17.66m, Srishti Vig (Delhi) 16.82m, Vidhi (Uttar Pradesh) 16.23m.

Discus throw: Seema (NCOE Patiala) 58.16m, Nidhi Rani (Haryana) 57.08m, Sanya Yadav (Haryana) 55.47m.

Long jump: Shaili Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 6.42m, Ankita Chaudhary (Delhi) 5.54m, Mumal Devra (Rajasthan) 5.47m.

High jump: Rekha (Haryana) 1.68m, Jonika Pahal (Haryana) 1.65m, Rimpal Kaur (Punjab) 1.65m.

U20 Men's Results

200m: Kaif Ahmad Khan (Telangana) 22.20 seconds, Varun Sharma (Punjab) 22.35 seconds, Jasjit Singh Dhillon (Punjab) 22.49 seconds.

400m: Subham (Haryana) 49.24 seconds, Sohail (Punjab) 50.04 seconds, Vaibhav Baisla (Delhi) 50.45 seconds.

800m: Dev (Haryana) 1:53.05, Harmandeep Singh (Chandigarh) 1:53.17, Manish (Rajasthan) 1:53.92.

Discus throw: Nishchay (Haryana) 59.12m, Vaibhav (Himachal Pradesh) 58.14m, Vishal Kumar (Rajasthan) 55.72m.

Javelin throw: Aditya (Haryana) 73.88m, Dharanidharan T (Tamil Nadu) 73.42m, Ashish Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 72.27m.

Shot put: Sai Kiran (Telangana) 17.71m, Harpratap Singh (Punjab) 17.21m, Ommkar Prasad (Odisha) 17.14m.

U20 Women's Results

200m: Nancy (Haryana) 23.99 seconds, Heeralal Saini (Chandigarh) 24.61 seconds, Jasmeen Kaur (Punjab) 27.32 seconds.

1500m: Deepika (Rajasthan) 4:34.49 secs, Snehal Kharat (Maharashtra) 4:34.55, Ridhima (Haryana) 4:37.91 secs.

Discus throw: Nikita Kumari (Rajasthan) 51.48m, Amanat Kamboj (Punjab) 50.78m, Supriya Attri (NCOE Patiala) 48.57m.

Javelin throw: Poonam (JSW) 52.16m, Bhavya Pilania (JSW) 45.49m, Kanishka (Uttar Pradesh) 44.89m.