Haryana’s Kiran Pahal, an international runner, dominated the women’s 400m event at the Indian Athletics Series in Surat. Clocking 53.49 seconds, Pahal secured the top spot on the podium. Her recent season best of 52.89 seconds was achieved in Ludhiana.
In the men’s category, Pradeep S. from Tamil Nadu clinched the 400m title with a time of 48.41 seconds. Meanwhile, Haryana’s Naveen Kumar Dagar made a successful return to competition by winning the men’s 3,000m steeplechase in 9:09.80 secs.
Delhi’s Charu Shoukeen emerged as the fastest female athlete, winning the women’s 100m in 12.29 secs. Heeral Johri from Madhya Pradesh and Chaarvi Poojari from Uttar Pradesh secured the second and third positions, respectively.
