DEHRADUN: Nineteen-year-old Dev Kumar Meena, a farmer’s son from a nondescript village in Madhya Pradesh, soared to unprecedented heights to win gold in men’s pole vault even as the formidable Services widened the gap with its nearest rivals in the National Games medal tally here Monday.
Meena, hailing from the agricultural belt of Dewas in Madhya Pradesh, smashed the national record with an effort of 5.32m en route to his gold on the third day of athletics competition.
He bettered the earlier national record of 5.31m set by Subramani Siva while winning the gold in the 2022 Games in Gujarat. He defended the gold he had won in the 2023 edition.
Source: PTI News
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