The 21st National Youth Athletics Championships 2026 was held at Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, Punjab, from September 1 to 3, 2026. The championship featured 26 finals across track and field events, race walks, sprint medleys and combined events.
Two standout performances came in the boys’ sprint events.
Neil Samraj R of Tamil Nadu won the Boys 100m in 10.46 seconds, with the performance marked NR and NMR in the official results.
Yash Mulik of Maharashtra won the Boys 110m Hurdles in 13.40 seconds, also marked NR and NMR.
These were among the biggest individual highlights of the championship.
Complete Medal Winners
Track Events — Boys
1. Boys 100m
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Neil Samraj R
Tamil Nadu
10.46s
🥈 Silver
Mehebubul Ahamed
West Bengal
10.74s
🥉 Bronze
Pushpendar Kumar
Delhi
10.81s
Neil Samraj R’s winning performance was marked NR + NMR in the results.
2. Boys 200m
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Manas Shinde
Maharashtra
21.51s
🥈 Silver
Mehebubul Ahamed
West Bengal
21.69s
🥉 Bronze
Harit Choudhary
Uttar Pradesh
21.84s
3. Boys 400m
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Lodenge Ramu
Telangana
47.21s
🥈 Silver
Manas Shinde
Maharashtra
47.92s
🥉 Bronze
Ebin K J
Kerala
48.05s
4. Boys 1000m
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Sahil
Rajasthan
2:25.25
🥈 Silver
Dev
Haryana
2:25.59
🥉 Bronze
Ranglal Dodiyar
Madhya Pradesh
2:26.83
5. Boys 110m Hurdles
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Yash Mulik
Maharashtra
13.40s
🥈 Silver
Anshu Yadav
Uttar Pradesh
13.54s
🥉 Bronze
Kripal Karthic K
Tamil Nadu
13.71s
Yash Mulik’s 13.40s was marked NR + NMR.
Field Events — Boys
6. Boys High Jump
The official results list both Himanshu Kumar Singh and Zubin Gohain in first position at 2.09m. Therefore, both are included as gold medalists, with Sakthivel V N taking bronze.
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Himanshu Kumar Singh
Jharkhand
2.09m
🥇 Gold
Zubin Gohain
Assam
2.09m
🥉 Bronze
Sakthivel V N
Tamil Nadu
2.07m
7. Boys Long Jump
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Prem Raj
Bihar
7.58m
🥈 Silver
Sanoyaj Mondal
West Bengal
7.23m
🥉 Bronze
Sukhvir Singh
Uttar Pradesh
7.10m
8. Boys Shot Put
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Meet Singh Gill
Uttar Pradesh
19.80m
🥈 Silver
Nitesh Kumar
Haryana
19.71m
🥉 Bronze
Ravi
Haryana
18.58m
9. Boys Discus Throw
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Dheeraj Sahu
Haryana
55.85m
🥈 Silver
Yash Jaglan
Haryana
54.82m
🥉 Bronze
Swapnil Dutta
West Bengal
54.47m
10. Boys Javelin Throw
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Krishan Chandra
Madhya Pradesh
79.92m
🥈 Silver
Pushpak Nelwade
Karnataka
76.09m
🥉 Bronze
Manjeet Kumar
Rajasthan
74.45m
11. Boys 5000m Race Walk
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Vishnu
Uttar Pradesh
21:02.81
🥈 Silver
Prabhjot Singh
Punjab
21:17.88
🥉 Bronze
Aditya Dangi
Delhi
21:35.16
12. Boys 1000m Sprint Medley
Medal
Team
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Telangana
Telangana
1:54.54
🥈 Silver
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
1:54.84
🥉 Bronze
Kerala
Kerala
1:55.15
Girls’ Events
Track Events
13. Girls 100m
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
T Mrithika
Tamil Nadu
11.78s
🥈 Silver
Suchithra S
Karnataka
12.03s
🥉 Bronze
Saawari Kulkarni
Maharashtra
12.09s
14. Girls 200m
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Bhoomika Nehate
Maharashtra
23.92s
🥈 Silver
Sahaya Jemima M
Tamil Nadu
24.54s
🥉 Bronze
Saawari Kulkarni
Maharashtra
24.67s
15. Girls 400m
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Sehnoor Bawa
Punjab
54.13s
🥈 Silver
Lakshita
Haryana
54.93s
🥉 Bronze
Sahaya Jemima M
Tamil Nadu
55.14s
16. Girls 1000m
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Nagini
Karnataka
2:54.25
🥈 Silver
Hunny Malik
Haryana
2:54.40
🥉 Bronze
Deepika
Rajasthan
2:54.82
17. Girls 100m Hurdles
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Nupura Holla
Karnataka
13.78s
🥈 Silver
Rajasree VB
Tamil Nadu
14.23s
🥉 Bronze
Khushi Patel
Uttar Pradesh
14.42s
Field Events — Girls
18. Girls High Jump
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
G.M. Keerthi
Karnataka
1.68m
🥈 Silver
Gunjan
Haryana
1.65m
🥉 Bronze
Ishika
Delhi
1.62m
19. Girls Long Jump
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Kinjalben Bhema Thak
Gujarat
5.82m
🥈 Silver
Mirunisha Kumar
Tamil Nadu
5.69m
🥉 Bronze
Madakam Srividya Dora
Telangana
5.57m
20. Girls Shot Put
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Anjali
Haryana
16.02m
🥈 Silver
Jasmine Kaur
Punjab
15.62m
🥉 Bronze
Drona Choudhary
Rajasthan
15.40m
21. Girls Discus Throw
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Oshin Oshin
Haryana
45.98m
🥈 Silver
Dimpy Saini
Uttar Pradesh
43.22m
🥉 Bronze
Mansi Dangi
Haryana
43.09m
22. Girls Javelin Throw
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Misti Karmakar
West Bengal
52.84m
🥈 Silver
Sanavi Gaikwad
Maharashtra
50.07m
🥉 Bronze
Shivani Patel
Madhya Pradesh
49.35m
23. Girls 3000m Race Walk
Medal
Athlete
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Prachi Bishnoi
Haryana
14:01.53
🥈 Silver
Ranjana Yadav
Madhya Pradesh
14:01.79
🥉 Bronze
Khushveer Kaur
Punjab
14:09.91
24. Girls 1000m Sprint Medley
Medal
Team
State
Result
🥇 Gold
Punjab
Punjab
2:13.18
🥈 Silver
Maharashtra
Maharashtra
2:14.30
🥉 Bronze
Haryana
Haryana
2:14.59
The Punjab team consisted of Kashish, Manmeet Kaur, T Dhillon and Sehnoor Bawa.
25. Girls Heptathlon
Medal
Athlete
State
Points
🥇 Gold
Anamika Ajesh
Kerala
4641
🥈 Silver
Muskan
Haryana
4535
🥉 Bronze
Urmila Bharasag Debaram
Odisha
4156
26. Boys IB Heptathlon
Medal
Athlete
State
Points
🥇 Gold
Nagar Singh Kanesh
Madhya Pradesh
4812
🥈 Silver
Adarsh Choudhary
Uttar Pradesh
4723
🥉 Bronze
Somu Madavi
Telangana
4587
Medal Summary
The 21st National Youth Athletics Championships produced medals across 26 finals, with 17 states represented among the medal winners.
Gold: 27* Silver: 25* Bronze: 26 Total medals:78
*Because the Boys High Jump produced two gold medals and no silver medal, the overall medal distribution changes from the standard 26–26–26 split to 27 gold, 25 silver and 26 bronze.
States on the Medal Table
Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Telangana, Rajasthan, Kerala, Delhi, Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Assam and Odisha all won medals at the championships.
The championships therefore provided a broad national spread of medal-winning performances, while Neil Samraj R’s 10.46s in the 100m and Yash Mulik’s 13.40s in the 110m hurdles stood out as the two National Record performances recorded in the results.
Source: Athletics Federation of India — 21st National Youth Athletics Championships 2026, Detailed Results, Guru Nanak Stadium, Ludhiana, September 1–3, 2026.
