National Open Athletics Championships 2024: Amit, Payal clinch gold medals in 35km race walk with meet records

A total of nine final events took place on Sunday, September 1, on Day 3 of the National Open Athletics Championships 2024.

Haryana’s Amit won the Men's 35km Race Walk with a time of 2:38:00, while Payal from Railway Sports took gold in the Women's, finishing in 3:02:24.

Ravi, representing Railway Sports secured the top spot in the Men's Hammer Throw with a distance of 66.41m, while his clubmate Baranica Elangovan won the Women's Pole Vault by clearing 4.15m.

Kerala’s Jomon Joy won the Men's High Jump with a height of 2.14m, and Samardeep Gill from Madhya Pradesh claimed gold in the Men's Shot Put with a throw of 19.27m.

Additionally, Arya S from Railway Sports emerged victorious in the Men's Long Jump with a leap of 7.89m. Karnataka's Women's 4x100m Relay team and Odisha's Men's 4x100m Relay team also captured gold in their respective relay events.

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National Open Athletics Championships 2024: Medal Winners on Day 3 (September 1)

Men’s 35km Race Walk

1. Amit (Haryana) - 2:38:00.00
2. Vijay Vishwakarma (SSCB) - 2:39:13.00
3. Eknath Turambekar (Railway Sports) - 2:39:36.00

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Women’s 35km Race Walk

1. Payal (Railway Sports) - 3:02:24.00
2. Ramandeep Kaur (Railway Sports) - 3:08:22.00
3. Bandana Patel (Uttar Pradesh) - 3:09:31.00

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Men’s Hammer Throw

1. Ravi (Railway Sports) - 66.41m
2. Ashish Jakhar (SSCB) - 64.87m
3. Nitesh Poonia (Railway Sports) - 64.85m

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Women’s Pole Vault

1. Baranica Elangovan (Railway Sports) - 4.15m
2. Krishna Rachan (Railway Sports) - 4.10m
3. Pavithra Venkatesh (Tamil Nadu) - 4.00m

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Men’s High Jump

1. Jomon Joy (Kerala) - 2.14m
2. Aadarsh Ram (Railway Sports) - 2.11m
3. Rohit (Haryana) - 2.11m

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Men’s Shot Put

1. Samardeep Gill (Madhya Pradesh) - 19.27m
2. Abhilash Saxena (Madhya Pradesh) - 18.53m
3. Dhanveer Singh (SSCB) - 18.51m

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Men’s Long Jump

1. Arya S (Railway Sports) - 7.89m
2. Muhammed Yahiya (Kerala) - 7.78m
3. Jagroop (Punjab) - 7.65m

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Women’s 4x100m Relay

1. Karnataka - 45.21
2. Railway Sports - 45.29
3. Odisha - 45.93

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Men’s 4x100m Relay

1. Odisha - 39.65
2. Railway Sports - 39.82
3. SSCB - 39.99