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Kiran Pahal qualifies for Paris Olympics 2024; clocks 50.92s in women's 400m at Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships

Kiran Pahal secured a place at the Paris Olympics 2024 in the women's 400m event by clocking 50.92s at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2024 on Thursday, June 27. Earlier in the day, Kiran was the fastest in the women's 400m heats, clocking a time of 52.33 seconds. In the semi-final, the 23-year-old Indian athlete surpassed the Olympic Qualification mark (50.95s) with 50.92s and earned a ticket to Paris 2024.

She also broke the meet record of 51.13 seconds, which was held by Hima Das. The previous record was set in Guwahati at the 2018 edition of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships.

The ongoing edition of the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships was Kiran's first event this season. She was returning to the field after eight long months and also registered her personal best.

Her previous personal best was 51.84s, which she registered at the Haryana State Championships 2022. Kiran Pahal also became the second-fastest Indian in the women's 400m race. She is now behind Hima Das, who holds the national record of 50.79s.

Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships 2024: Women's 400m Semi-Final Results

HEAT 1

  1. Subha Venkatesan (Tamil Nadu) - 53.08s
  2. Dandi Jyothika Sri (Andhra Pradesh) - 53.17s
  3. Prachi (Uttar Pradesh) - 53.61s
  4. Summy (Haryana) - 55.19s
  5. Manisha Kumari (Himachal Pradesh) - 58.39s

HEAT 2

  1. Kiran Pahal (Haryana) - 50.92s [OLYMPIC QUALIFICATION MARK & MEET RECORD]
  2. Devyaniba Zala (Gujarat) - 53.44s
  3. Sneha K (Kerala) - 53.51s
  4. Antakshri (Rajasthan) - 54.01s
  5. Aishwarya Mishra (Maharashtra) - 54.12s
  6. Rupal (Uttar Pradesh) - 54.26s
  7. Sinchal (Karnataka) - 55.11s
  8. R Vithya Ramraj (Tamil Nadu) - DQ

HEAT 3

  1. Deepanshi (Haryana) - 52.12s
  2. Neeru Pathak (Delhi) - 53.26s
  3. Jisna Mathew (Kerala) - 53.53s
  4. Kunja Rajitha (Andhra Pradesh) - 53.71s
  5. Poovamma Raju (54.35s)
  6. Nathaliea Evang Marie (Tamil Nadu) - 54.74s
  7. Vidhi Rawal (Jharkhand) - 56.36s
  8. Priya Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) - 56.53s

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