Rushiprasad Desai breaks 100m meet record at Indian Open U23 athletics meet

Maharashtra sprinter Rushiprasad Desai broke the men’s 100m meet record on the opening day of the Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition in Jaipur. Records also fell in pole vault and women’s discus throw, while Unnathi Bollanda equalled women’s 100m record

Hyderabad: Maharashtra’s promising sprinter Rushiprasad Desai broke the meet record in the men’s 100m dash on Day One of the sixth Indian Open U23 Athletics Competition 2026, which got underway at Jaipur’s Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Rajasthan on Friday.

Meet records were also broken in the men’s pole vault and women’s discus throw.

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Rushiprasad emerged as the fastest runner of the meet, clocking 10.35 seconds to break the previous meet record of 10.38 seconds, set by Animesh Kujur in 2024.

Unnathi Bollanda won the women’s 100m gold in 11.62 seconds, equalling the meet record of 11.62 seconds set by Sakshi Champala.

Away from the track, the spotlight was on pole vaulter Dev Kumar Meena. He won gold with a clearance of 5.30m, bettering his own meet record of 5.20m. Kuldeep Kumar, who also cleared 5.30m to win silver, bettered the previous record as well.

The women’s discus throw was the most competitive event of the day, with all three medallists surpassing the previous meet record of 50.73m, set by Nitika Kumari.

On Friday, Nitika settled for silver with a throw of 51.92m. Priya won gold with a throw of 53.07m, while Anisha took bronze with 51.11m.

The results:

Men

100m: Rushiprasad Desai (Maharashtra), 10.35 seconds (meet record); Savin Thingalaya (Reliance), 10.46 seconds; Dondapathi M (Odisha), 10.46 seconds.

Pole vault: Dev Meena (Madhya Pradesh), 5.30m (meet record); Kuldeep Kumar (Madhya Pradesh), 5.30m; Ramratan (Rajasthan), 5.00m.

Women

100m: Unnathi Bollanda (Reliance), 11.62 seconds; Kiruthika (Tamil Nadu), 11.74 seconds; V. Sudheeksha (Karnataka), 11.82 seconds.

5,000m: Sonam Parmar (IOCL), 17:03.41; Sunita Devi (IOCL), 17:03.43; Vartika Patel (Uttar Pradesh), 17:06.78.

Discus throw: Priya (Haryana), 53.07m (meet record); Nitika Kumari (Rajasthan), 51.92m; Anisha (Delhi), 51.11m.

Shot put: Munesh (BSF), 14.27m; Jhalak Chahal (Uttar Pradesh), 14.14m; Khusboo (Haryana), 13.97m.

Long jump: Sheeba D (Kerala), 6.29m; Munmun Chetia (Assam), 6.13m; Prathiksha Yamuna (Tamil Nadu), 6.08m.

High jump: Mahek Nasrin (Odisha), 1.69m; Arpita Sarkar (West Bengal), 1.69m; Anchal Sharma (Punjab), 1.60m.