It was a historic Saturday for Indian track and field athletes competing on the US collegiate circuit:
- In the 800m: Chennai-born Pradeep Senthilkumar broke the Indian indoor national record for the third time, clocking 1:48.09s at the Razorback Invitational in Arkansas.
- In Shot Put: Krishna Jayasankar Menon improved her own national indoor record with a powerful 16.63mthrow in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
These performances serve as a massive confidence booster for the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) as they prepare for the first-ever National Indoor Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar this March.
