Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Continental Tour: Annu Rani Clinches Javelin Throw Title – All Winners
Bhubaneswar, August 11 (Sports Desk)
Olympian Annu Rani dominated the women’s javelin throw event at the Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour held at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Sunday, securing the title with a remarkable throw of 62.01m. Sri Lanka’s N.D.L. Hatarabag Leka took second place with 56.27m, while Deepika claimed third with 54.20m.
Annu Rani, aged 32, showcased her resurgence by achieving two throws over 60m in Bhubaneswar, including a 61.01m effort in her penultimate attempt. This performance follows her recent success in Poland, where she recorded a 62.59m throw—her best in nearly two years and her first over 60m in over a year.
In the men’s javelin throw, Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage emerged victorious with an 86.50m throw, surpassing the World Championships qualifying standard of 85.50m. India’s Shivam Lohakare secured second place with 80.73m, followed by another Sri Lankan, Sumeda J Ranasinghe, with 80.65m. Sachin Yadav (79.80m) and Yashvir Singh (78.53m) finished fifth and sixth, respectively.
watch…..NEERAJ CHOPRA, ARSHAD NADEEM WITHDRAW FROM SILESIA DIAMOND LEAGUE 2025
In the men’s long jump, Murali Sreeshankar clinched the title with a season-best leap of 8.13m on his final attempt, overcoming a strong challenge from Shahnavaz Khan, who joined the prestigious 8m club with a 8.04m jump in his fourth attempt. Lokesh Sathyanathan took third place with 7.85m. Sreeshankar, on his comeback trail after an injury, extended his winning streak to four, following victories in Pune (8.05m), Portugal (7.75m), and the Qosanov Memorial in Almaty (7.94m).
This event marked India’s first-ever hosting of a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze Level meet, a significant platform for athletes to earn ranking points for the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Organized by World Athletics, the Continental Tour is the second tier of global track and field competitions, following the elite Diamond League.
Indian Open 2025 World Athletics Continental Tour Results
- Men’s 100m: 1. Muhammad Azeem bin Mohd Fahmi (10.35); 2. Chamod Yodasinghe (10.43); 3. Danish Iftikhar Muha (10.50)
- Women’s 100m: 1. Abinaya Rajarajan (11.57); 2. Sneha SS (11.697); 3. Nithya Gandhe (11.700)
- Women’s 100m Hurdles: 1. Pragyan Prasanti Sahu (13.74); 2. Nandhini Kongan (13.80); 3. Anjali C (14.00)
- Men’s 200m: 1. Animesh Kujur (20.77); 2. Seunghwan Ko (20.95); 3. Ragul Kumar (21.17)
- Women’s 200m: 1. Angel Silvia (23.95); 2. Nithya Gandhe (24.11); 3. Unnathi Aiyappa (24.56)
- Men’s 400m: 1. Vishal TK (45.72); 2. Amoj Jacob (45.86); 3. Santosh Kumar T (46.89)
- Women’s 400m: 1. Vijayakmari GK (53.40); 2. Devyaniba Mahendras (53.87); 3. Louise Evans (54.28)
- Men’s 800m: 1. Mohammed Afsal P (1:46.60); 2. Prakash Gadade (1:47.14); 3. Krishan Kumar (1:48.00)
- Women’s 800m: 1. Amandeep Kaur (2:04.31); 2. Huidrom Bhumeshwory (2:06.96); 3. Thota Sankeertana (2:07.17)
- Women’s 1500m: 1. Pooja (4:15.13); 2. Lili Das (4:17.66); 3. Amandeep Kaur (4:27.14)
- Men’s 5000m: 1. Waberi Igueh Houssein (14:05.46); 2. Abhishek Pal (14:10.60); 3. Sawan Barwal (14:13.41)
- Men’s Javelin Throw: 1. Rumesh Pathirage (86.50m); 2. Shivam Lohakare (80.73m); 3. Sumeda J Ranasinghe (80.65m)
- Women’s Javelin Throw: 1. Annu Rani (62.01m); 2. N D.L.Hatarabag Leka (56.27m); 3. Deepika (54.20m)
- Men’s Triple Jump: 1. Abdulla Aboobacker (16.53m); 2. Karthik Unnikrishnan (16.42m); 3. Gailey Venister D (16.26m)
- Men’s Long Jump: 1. Murali Sreeshankar (8.13m); 2. Shahnavaz Khan (8.04m); 3. Lokesh Sathyanathan (7.85m)
- Women’s Long Jump: 1. Shaili Singh (6.28m); 2. Bhavani Yadav Bhagawati (6.13m); 3. Sandra Babu (6.10m)
- Men’s 4x400m Relay: 1. Sri Lanka (3:08.22); 2. India A (3:08.37); 3. Iraq (3:08.74)
