Anushka breaks hammer throw national record, carries father Sushil’s dream to Asian Games stage

Anushka Yadav breaks hammer throw national record, seals Asian Games spot

18-year-old, daughter of a former thrower, registers a best mark of 67.02m and targets 70m mark at Asiad

Anushka breaks hammer throw national record, carries father Sushil’s dream to Asian Games stage

Anushka broke the nine-year-old mark of 65.25m held by Sarita Singh twice in the course of the Inter-State National Championships. She threw 65.64m in her second attempt and then, just to prove that throw was not a fluke, improved it to 67.02m in her final throw of the competition.

National Interstate Championship 2026: Jyothi Yarraji Marks Dream Comeback; Dev and Anushka Rewrite National Record Books - Sports News Portal

Jyothi Yarraji, Dev Meena and Anushka Yadav ( PC :AFI) Extraordinary performances by three talented athletes—pole vaulter Dev Meena, teenage hammer thrower Anuskha Yadav and sprinter-cum-hurdler Jyothi Yarraji—further brightened Bhubaneswar’s floodlit Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday evening. The Evening session of the 65th National Inter State Senior Athletics Championships started excitingly, as several athletes bettered the Japan Asian Games qual…

Athletes shine on Day 1 - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: Uttar Pradesh’s 18-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav sprang a massive surprise as she smashed the national record with a stunning performance, while pole vaulter Dev Meena also set a new national mark on an eventful opening day of the National Inter-State Championships here Wednesday. Anushka, who hails from a farmer’s family at Baleni village in Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh, sent the chain and the iron ball 67.02m to the a…

Inter-State Athletics: Anushka Yadav smashes National hammer throw record with 67.02m

Bhubaneswar, June 24, 2026 Teenager Anushka Yadav stole the spotlight on the opening day of the 56th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2026 in Bhubaneswar, shattering the women’s hammer throw national record and securing qualification for the 2026 Asian Games with a sensational performance at the Kalinga Stadium on Wednesday. The 18-year-old produced a series of impressive throws. She started with 62.07m, easily surpassing the …

Farmer’s daughter Anushka Yadav becomes India’s youngest national record holder in athletics

New Delhi: 18-year-old hammer thrower Anushka Yadav scripted history on the opening day of the National Inter-State Championships, smashing the national record with a brilliant performance in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday, June 24. Anushka, who belongs to a farmer’s family at Baleni Village in Uttar Pradesh’s Baghpat district, sent the chain and the iron ball to 67.02m to stun the spectators at the Kalinga Stadium. In a historic performance, Anushka …