Tejaswin Shankar is among the leading names who will compete in the Indian Open athletics meet 2025 at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday.
Tejaswin, who earned a decathlon silver at the Asian Athletics Championships last month, will feature in the 110m hurdles and high jump events here. Olympian Sarvesh Kushare will be among Shankar’s challengers in the high jump.
Asian Games silver medallist Mohammed Afsal, who broke the men’s 800m national record last month, will also be seen in action.
Abinaya Rajarajan, 18, who was part of the Indian women’s 4x100m team which won silver at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025, will look to continue her impressive run in the senior ranks.
Asian Athletics Championships bronze medallist Vithya Ramraj (women’s 400m hurdles), sprinter Nithya Gandhe and Jisna Mathew (women’s 400m) are some of the other international athletes on the start list.
Published – June 27, 2025 07:28 pm IST