Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 22 (ANI): Indian athletes Rohit Yadav and Murali Sreeshankar emerged victorious in the javelin throw and long jump events, respectively, at the World Athletics Silver Level Continental Tour 2026 in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.
Competing at the Kalinga Stadium, Rohit produced a personal best effort of 87.68m with his sixth and final attempt to claim the javelin throw title, according to Olympics.com.
The 25-year-old improved his previous personal best of 87.05m, which he had recorded at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships at the same venue in June.
Rohit's 87.68m throw is the fourth-best mark by an athlete in the world this season, behind Sri Lanka's Rumesh Pathirage (92.62m), Germany's Julian Weber (90.40m) and India's Neeraj Chopra (88.05m).
Commonwealth Games 2026 bronze medallist Yash Vir Singh finished second with a throw of 82.94m, while Sri Lanka's Sumedha Ranasinghe secured third place with 80.29m.
According to Olympics.com, in the men's long jump event, Murali Sreeshankar secured the top position with an effort of 8.07m. The Indian jumper, who won a second Commonwealth Games silver medal in Glasgow last month, edged South Africa's Divan Manuel, who finished second with 8.03m. India's David Solomon took third place with 7.78m.
In the women's long jump, national record holder Ancy Sojan led an Indian sweep after registering a winning effort of 6.71m. Shaili Singh finished second with 6.56m, while Mubassina Mohammed secured third place with 6.31m.
Ancy, an Asian Games silver medallist, had broken the Indian women's long jump national record with a 6.88m leap at the same venue in June.
Teenager Abinaya Rajarajan also delivered a standout performance, winning the women's 100m event with a timing of 11.34 seconds and reclaiming the Indian U20 national record.
The 19-year-old surpassed the previous U20 mark of 11.53 seconds set by Nipam in April. Nipam had earlier broken Abinaya's previous national record of 11.54 seconds, set in Kochi in 2025.
Among international athletes, Nigeria's reigning Commonwealth Games champion Chukwuebuka Enekwechi won the men's shot put title with a throw of 20.78m, while Italy's Zane Weir finished second with 20.47m.
India's Karanveer Singh recorded 20.06m to finish ahead of compatriot and two-time Asian Games champion Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who managed 20.03m for fourth place, according to Olympics.com.
In women's discus throw, Brazil's Andressa de Morais topped the field with 58.66m, followed by Jamaica's reigning Commonwealth Games champion Samantha Hall (58.43m) and Thailand's Subenrat Insaeng (58.33m). India's Seema Kaliramna finished fourth with 57.44m.
Asian Games silver medallist Jyothi Yarraji secured third place in the women's 100m hurdles with a timing of 13.24 seconds. Bahamas' Charisma Taylor won the event in 12.96 seconds, while Japan's Yumi Tanaka finished second with 13.04 seconds.
Olympian Annu Rani also claimed third place in the women's javelin throw with an effort of 56.96m. Brazil's Jucilene Sales de Lima won the event with 59.13m, while Sri Lanka's Dilhani Lekamge finished second with 58.98m.
In the men's 100m, South Africa's Tshepo Jason Tyantini clocked 10.11 seconds to win the race. India's Animesh Kujur was the best-placed Indian athlete, finishing sixth with 10.32 seconds, while national record holder Gurindervir Singh finished ninth with 10.39 seconds.
World Athletics Silver Level Continental Tour 2026 medal winners, as per Olympics.com
Men's 100m: 1. Tshepo Jason Tyantini (South Africa, 10.11s); 2. Ali Al Balushi (Oman, 10.16s); 3. Dineth Induwara Weeraratna (Sri Lanka, 10.27s)
Men's 400m: 1. Justice Oratile (Botswana, 45.35s); 2. Leendert Koekemoer (South Africa, 45.40s); 3. Kalinga Hewa Kumarage (Sri Lanka, 45.61s)
Men's 800m: 1. Molifi Mohlomi (South Africa, 1:47.45); 2. Krishan Kumar (India, 1:47.69); 3. Prakash Balu Gadade (India, 1:48.03)
Men's 5000m: 1. Harmanjot Singh (India, 14:11.51); 2. Shivaji Parashuram (India, 14:13.84); 3. Gopi Thonakal (India, 14:15.98)
Men's 110m hurdles: 1. Franco le Roux (South Africa, 13.47s); 2. Antonio Alkana (South Africa, 13.54s); 3. Eduardo Rodrigues (Brazil, 13.68s)
Men's high jump: 1. Aadarsh Ram (India, 2.22m); 2. Fatak Bait Jaboob (Oman, 2.19m); 3. Abdulrahman Omar (Iraq, 2.15m)
Men's long jump: 1. Murali Sreeshankar (India, 8.07m); 2. Divan Manuel (South Africa, 8.03m); 3. David Solomon (India, 7.78m)
Men's shot put: 1. Chukwuebuka Enekwechi (Nigeria, 20.78m); 2. Zane Weir (Italy, 20.47m); 3. Karanveer Singh (India, 20.06m)
Men's javelin throw: 1. Rohit Yadav (India, 87.68m); 2. Yashvir Singh (India, 82.94m); 3. Sumedha Ranasinghe (Sri Lanka, 80.29m)
Women's 100m: 1. Abinaya Rajarajan (India, 11.34s); 2. Harita Bhadra (India, 11.46s); 3. Sneha Sathyanarayana Shanu (India, 11.56s)
Women's 400m: 1. Vithya Ramraj (India, 51.96s); 2. Prachi (India, 52.57s); 3. Poovamma Raju (India, 52.78s)
Women's 1500m: 1. Pooja (India, 4:17.24); 2. Lili Das (India, 4:18.32); 3. Shanika Kahawalage (Sri Lanka, 4:27.22)
Women's 5000m: 1. Diana Wanza (Kenya, 15:16.11); 2. Bharti (India, 15:46.45); 3. Santoshi Shrestha (Nepal, 17:31.75)
Women's 100m hurdles: 1. Charisma Taylor (Bahamas, 12.96s); 2. Yumi Tanaka (Japan, 13.04s); 3. Jyothi Yarraji (India, 13.24s)
Women's high jump: 1. Supriya (India, 1.75m); 2. Manshi (India, 1.75m); 3. Reet Rathor (India, 1.75m)
Women's long jump: 1. Ancy Sojan (India, 6.71m); 2. Shaili Singh (India, 6.56m); 3. Mubassina Mohammed (India, 6.31m)
Women's discus throw: 1. Andressa de Morais (Brazil, 58.66m); 2. Samantha Hall (Jamaica, 58.43m); 3. Subenrat Insaeng (Thailand, 58.33m)
Women's javelin throw: 1. Jucilene Sales de Lima (Brazil, 59.13m); 2. Dilhani Lekamge (Sri Lanka, 58.98m); 3. Annu Rani (India, 56.96m). (ANI)
World Athletics Continental Tour: Rohit Yadav, Murali Sreeshankar clinch javelin and long jump titles in Bhubaneswar
