It was the most anticipated event of the first-ever National Indoor Championships. And it lived up to its billing at the Indoor Stadium in Bhubaneswar, albeit with three false starts in the final on Wednesday.In the end, it was Punjab’s 26-year-old international sprinter Gurvindervir Singh displayed resilience to walk away with the marquee men’s 60m title on the final day of the two-day competition.His gold-winning time of 6.60 seconds also breached the previous national mark of 6.67 seconds, set by VK Elakkiadasan in 2022. “It was a good start to the 2026 season. I hope to sustain my efforts in outdoor races,” Gurvinder, who represented Reliance, said about his first race of the season.It was, however, heartbreak for hosts Odisha as a false stat cost national outdoor champion and hot favourite Animesh Kujur dearly. He was the third sprinter to be disqualified after his teammate Dondapti Mrutyam Jayaram and Karnataka’s Nehal Sagar.Maharashtra’s 22-year-old Harita Bhandra was winner of women’s 60m dash. Harita’s winning time was 7.32 seconds.Day 2 Results:Men: 60m: Gurindevir Singh (Reliance) 6.60 seconds, Lalu Prasad Bhoi (Odisha) 6.65 seconds, Nuzrat (Hatyana) 6.71 seconds.Men: U20 60m: Kshitij Sunil (Maharashtra) 6.78 seconds, Rushiraj Singh (Gujrat) 6.87 seconds, Abhay Singh (Reliance) 6.88 seconds.Men: 400m: Mohammed Sinan (Reliance) 48.27 seconds, Muhammed Badusha (BSF) 49.83 seconds, Aryan Ekka (Odisha) 49.86 seconds.Men: U20: 400m: Umesh Sahani (Uttar Pradesh) 49.14 seconds, Bapi Hansda (Odisha) 49.27 seconds, Pradeep Mane (Maharashtra) 51.66 seconds.Men: 1500m: Vinod Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 3:46.13 seconds, Jagdish (Air Force) 3:50.11 seconds, Sunil Yadav (Rajasthan) 3:50.56 seconds.Men: U20: 3,000m: Dolamani Chirgun (Odisha) 8:39.13 seconds, Bitto Joseph (Kerala) 8:40.32 seconds, Ajay (Uttar Pradesh) 8:41.02.Men: Triple jump: Vimal Mukesh (Navy) 15.41m, Robinson S (Tamil Nadu) 14.67m, Naresh Rohidas (Odisha) 13.92m.Men: Pole vault: Reegan G (Tamil Nadu) 5.30m, Rambeer Singh (Army) 4.85m, Bineesh Jacob (Railway) 4.55m.Men: High jump: Swadhin Kumar Majhi (Odisha) 2.18m, Sarvesh Anil Kushare (Maharashtra) 2.15m, Dhairyshil D (Maharashtra) 2.15m.Men: U20: High jump: Basant (Rajasthan) 2.16m, Sagar Roy (West Bengal) 2.05m, Ankit Kumar (Rajasthan) 1.90m.Women: 60m: Harita Bhandra (Maharashtra) 7.32 seconds, Unnathi Bollanda (Karnataka) 7.46 seconds, Trisha Nair (Maharashtra) 7.62 seconds.Women: U20: 60m: Kajal Hirabhai Vaja (Gujrat) 7.50 seconds, Mansi Rajak (Madhya Pradesh) 7.55 seconds, Heeral Johri (Madhya Pradesh) 7.75 seconds.Women: 400m: Kumari Saloni Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) 55.73 seconds, Sukhi Baskey (Odisha) 55.67 seconds, Unnathi Bollanda (Karnataka) 56.45 seconds.Women: U20: 400m: Sai Chinthana Senthil (Tamil Nadu) 59.96 seconds, Arpita (Odisha) 1:00.48 seconds.Women: 1500m: Priyanka C (Karnataka) 4:34.31 seconds.Women: Triple Jump: Mallala Anusha (JSW) 13.20m, Nimisha Dayma (JSW) 12.93m, Bhairabi Roy (West Bengal) 12.81m.Women: High jump: Payal Jamod (Gujrat) 1.71m, Kevinna Ashwine (Tamil Nadu) 1.71m, Pramilla Rajgar (West Bengal) 1.68m.Women: U20: High jump: Arpita Sarkar (West Bengal) 1.68m, Juin Mantusa (West Bengal) 1.60m, Anrisha Klein (Meghalaya) 1.60m.
