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Tanya Chaudhary launched a 68.35-meter hammer throw that shattered India's national record, perfectly timed just weeks before the Asian Games. After years of chasing this dream, the athlete's focus on perfecting her technique finally paid off at the Indian Athletics Series Final.
A young Indian athlete just rewrote her country's record books with one powerful throw. Tanya Chaudhary shattered the national hammer throw record at the Athletics Final Series, proving that India's track and field future is brighter than ever.
Alysha Aryana, Malaysia's youngest para swimmer, didn't just win gold at Para SUKMA 2024—she shattered the national record after a year of dedicated training. Her victory has already qualified her for next year's ASEAN Para Games.
Two training partners pushed each other to new heights at India's Federation Cup, breaking their country's pole vault record twice in the same competition. The friendly rivalry between Dev Meena and Kuldeep Yadav shows how homegrown competition is lifting Indian athletics to new levels.
Punjab's Gurindervir Singh just became the first Indian to run 100 meters in under 10.10 seconds, shattering a national record he'd already broken just 24 hours earlier. The 25-year-old's historic 10.09-second sprint proves what he's believed since childhood: Indians can compete with the world's fastest.
Sawan Barwal stumbled and collapsed within reach of the Rotterdam Marathon finish line, yet still shattered India's 48-year-old national record. His debut marathon time of 2:11:58 rewrote the history books that Shivnath Singh had held since 1978.
A long-distance runner just shattered India's oldest athletics record, a marathon mark that stood untouched for nearly half a century. Sawan Barwal made history in Rotterdam by beating a time many thought would never fall.
Mohammed Afsal just shattered India's indoor 800-meter record with a blazing time of 1:47.86 seconds. The Asian Games medalist claimed gold at the nation's first-ever National Indoor Athletics Championships in 2026.
A 29-year-old athlete soared past India's pole vault record with a single perfect jump at the National Indoor Athletics Championships. Baranica Elangovan's 4.22-meter leap shows Indian track and field reaching new heights.
Yelyzaveta Sydorko just became the first Ukrainian woman to compete in Olympic short-track speed skating in nearly three decades, and she shattered a national record while doing it. The Kharkiv athlete's historic performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics marks a powerful comeback for her country in this discipline.