ATHLETICS | Kirpal Singhs 53.62m throw lands him the discus gold

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. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: B. VELANKANNI RAJ

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 former 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 certainly one of solely 5 to cross the 60m mark in 2022, is getting back from a two-year dope ban.

Also successful was Yashvir Singh in javelin throw with a better of 77.79m at the same time as his important rivals — Sahil Silwal and Vikrant Malik — didn’t begin. Talented teenager Dipanshu Sharma failed to succeed in 70m, settling for a fifth place end with 66.98m.

Among the ladies, quartermiler Anakha B.A. registered her private greatest along with her first-ever sub-54 timing, successful the 400m in 53.40s. Anakha was additionally a part of the 4x400m relay squad on the current World University Games, the place the crew completed fifth.

In lengthy bounce, solely Sherin A. and Sandra Babu crossed the 6m mark, the previous successful 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): Men: 100m: Harjit Singh (Air Force, 10.50s), 200m: Jishnu Prasad P.Ok. (BSF, 21.48s), 800m: Nilkantha Ray (Army, 1:51.49), 5000m: Onkar Panhalkar (Army, 14:32.36), 400mH: Aswin Krishnan L. (TN, 50.98s), 3000m steeple chase: Benjamin Babu (Ker, 9:47.59), Long bounce: Mohd. Atta Sazid (Har, 7.79m), High bounce: Sarvesh Kushare (Mah, 2.23m), Triple bounce: 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).

Women: 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), Long bounce: Sherin A (TN, 6.12m), High bounce: Jonika Pahal (Har, 1.75m), Shot put: Shiksha (NCOE, 15.27m), Discus throw: Anisha (Har, 49.38m), Hammer throw: Tanya Chaudhary (UP, 60.34m).