Bhubaneswar, May 2 -- Indian athlete Kuldeep Kumar set a new national record to win the men's pole vault event at the Indian Indoor Open Combined Events and Pole Vault 2026 held at the Kalinga Stadium, in Bhubaneswar on Saturday.

The 21-year-old cleared 5.41m, surpassing the previous national record of 5.40m, according to Olympics.com.

The earlier record had been set by Dev Meena at the World University Games 2025 in Germany, and he equalled that mark again at an athletics meet in Chinese Taipei earlier this year. Reegan G, who had established the previous indoor national record of 5.30m at the same venue in March, secured second place with a best effort of 5.25m, while Dev Meena finished third with 5.20m.

According to World Athletics,...