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Tamil Nadu’s sprinter Neil Samraj breaks U18 100m/200m national records
The meet record of 21.28 seconds was in the name of Pratik Maharana. Neil has emerged as the most successful sprinter in men’s U18. He also won 100m gold with a time of 10.45 seconds, a national record. He was declared best athlete in the men’s U18 group
TDJ News Service
27 Oct, 2026
Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s promising sprinter Neil Samraj R erased the men's U18 200m record on the final day of the 41st National Junior Athletics Championships here at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Tuesday. Neil’s gold medal winning time of 21.03 seconds was better than the three years old previous record of 21.08 seconds set by Abhay Singh.
The meet record of 21.28 seconds was in the name of Pratik Maharana. Neil has emerged as the most successful sprinter in men’s U18. He also won 100m gold with a time of 10.45 seconds, a national record. He was declared best athlete in the men’s U18 group.
Meet record was also improved in the women’s U20 200m on the final day. Tamil Nadu’s Bhavana G gold medal winning time of 23.82 seconds was better than Neeru Pathak’s time of 24.05 seconds.
Tamil Nadu won overall team championships with 317.2 points. Haryana was second with 303 points.
Final day (Tuesday) Results:
Men: U20: 200m: Savin Thingalaya (Karnataka) 21.26 seconds, Ayush SR (Karnataka) 21.30 seconds, Arshdeep Singh (Punjab) 21.50 seconds.
Men: U20: 400m hurdles: Jashanpreet Singh (Punjab) 51.51 seconds, Lusan Khamari (Odisha) 51.91 seconds, Sayan Mondal (West Bengal) 52.16 seconds.
Men: U20: 3,000m steeplechase: Bikram Singh (Punjab) 9:01.04 seconds, MD Nooruddin (Delhi) 9:01.18 seconds, Sahil Kumar (Gujarat) 9:01.80 seconds.
Men: U20: Javelin throw: Dharanidharan T (Tamil Nadu) 76.18m, Rajat Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 72.44m, Mangal Singh (Chandigarh) 71.21m.
Men: U20: Triple jump: Daksh Bishnoi (Punjab) 15.74m. Royshan P (Tamil Nadu) 15.40m, Akarshit Pratap Singh (Punjab) 15.40m
Men: U20: 4x400m relay: Tamil Nadu 3:10.67 seconds, Kerala 3:11.02 seconds, Haryana 3:12.06 seconds,
Men: U18: 200m: Neil Samraj R (Tamil Nadu) 21.03 seconds (national record), Lodenge Ramu (Telangana) 21.36 seconds, Manas Shinde (Maharashtra) 21.48 seconds.
Men: U18: 1000m: Dev (Haryana) 2:26.60 seconds, Hunny Yadav (Haryana) 2:26.71 seconds, Suraj Man Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 2:27.34 seconds.
Men: U18: High jump: Zubin Gohain (Assam) 2.10m, Sakthivel VN (Tamil Nadu) 2.08m, Ramanand Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 2.04m.
Women: U20: 200m: Bhavana G (Tamil Nadu) 23.82 seconds (meet record), Kajal Vaja (Gujarat) 24.10 seconds, Nancy (Haryana) 24.26 seconds.
Women: U20: 3,000m steeplechase: Mansi Yadav (Maharashtra) 10:54.35 seconds, Versha (Uttar Pradesh) 10:59.75 seconds, Roshini Kalura (Uttarakhand) 11:00.58 seconds.
Women: U20: Triple jump: Sadhana Ravi (Tamil Nadu) 13.22m, Shrihanisha P (Tamil Nadu) 12.28m, Sneha B (Gujarat) 12.28m.
Women: U20: Shot put: Anshu (Haryana) 15.58m (meet record, previous record 15.36m), Riya Verma (Haryana) 14.56m, Madhumitha V (Tamil Nadu) 13.79m.
Women: U20: 4x400m relay: Tamil Nadu 3:47.43 seconds, Maharashtra 3:50.04 seconds, Jharkhand 3:54.43 seconds.
Women: U18: 200m: Bhoomika Nehate (Maharashtra) 24.21 seconds, Suchithra S (Karnataka) 24.52 seconds, T Mrithika (Tamil Nadu) 24.61 seconds.
Women: U18: 1000m: Deepika (Rajasthan) 2:55.22 seconds, A Thanishikaa A (Tamil Nadu) 2:55.37 seconds, Khushi Sharma (Haryana) 2:55.86 seconds.
Girls: U16: 600m: Aashi Sharma (Haryana) 1:31.96 seconds, Gungun Dalal (Haryana) 1:32.76 seconds, Santosh Pimpalse (Maharashtra) 1:32.80 seconds.
Tags : Neil Samraj, Athletics, Gold Medal, Tamil Nadu, Chennai
