National Youth Athletics: Sahil betters meet record in boys' 1,000m
Sahil from Rajasthan set a new meet record in the boys' 1,000m race at the 21st National Youth Athletics Championships. The report provides a comprehensive list of results across various track and field events for both boys and girls.
Why it matters
This highlights the development of young athletic talent in India and documents official sporting records.
Sahil of Rajasthan ran a well-judged race to improve the boys' 1,000m meet record on the penultimate day of the 21st National Youth Athletics Championships here on Wednesday (September 2, 2026).
Sahil’s winning time of 2:25.25 was better than the previous meet record of 2:26.04 set by Suraj Singh last year in Patna.
The silver medallist in the event, Haryana’s Dev, also improved the previous meet record, clocking 2:25.59.
Madhya Pradesh’s Ranglal D was a close third with a time of 2:26.83 seconds.
Results: Boys' (U18): 400m: Lodenge Ramu (Telangana) 47.21 seconds, Manas Shinde (Maharashtra) 47.92 seconds, Ebin KJ (Kerala) 48.05 seconds.
1,000m: Sahil (Rajasthan) 2:25.25 seconds (MR. previous best 2:26.04), Dev (Haryana) 2:25.59 seconds, Ranglal D (Madhya Pradesh) 2:26.83 seconds.
5,000m race walk: Vishnu (Uttar Pradesh) 21:02.81, Prabhjot Singh (Punjab) 21:17.88, Aditya Dangi (Delhi) 21:35.16.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in