Indian athlete Harshitha R missed out on qualifying for the Asian Games after officials made her rerun her 400m hurdles heat alone. She was disqualified for crossing into another lane to clear a hurdle, only for officials to realize they had omitted a hurdle in her own lane.
Sarvesh Kushare broke the Indian high jump record with 2.31m, and Ancy Sojan set a new women's long jump record with 6.88m, surpassing Anju Bobby George's 22-year mark, at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.
Eighteen-year-old Anushka Yadav shattered the women's hammer throw national record with a 67.02m throw at the National Inter-State Championships in Bhubaneswar, becoming the youngest national record holder in Indian athletics. She broke the record twice in the competition.
Neeraj Chopra was awarded 'Best Male Athlete of the Year 2025' at the inaugural Indian Athletics Awards in New Delhi. Despite an 8th-place finish at the World Championships, his 2025 season included a historic 90.23m throw in Doha. PT Usha and Anju Bobby George received Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Gurindervir Singh shattered the Indian 100m national record with a time of 10.09 seconds at the National Senior Federation Competition. Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar praised the sprinter's historic achievement on social media.
Gurindervir Singh set a new national record in the men's 100m with a 10.09-second run. Vishal TK became the first Indian to run the 400m under 45 seconds (44.98s). Tejaswin Shankar also broke the 8000-point mark in decathlon.
