Ranchi, May 25 -- Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar pushed each other to the limit in a memorable pole vault contest at the Federation Cup 2026, with both athletes finishing the day with a joint national record of 5.45m.
The competition turned into a thrilling back-and-forth battle between the two IIS athletes. Both the vaulters, supported by the Inspire Institute of Sport, went neck and neck through the competition, matching each other height for height in a thrilling battle. They first cleared 5.42m to better the previous national record of 5.41m set by Kuldeep Kumar earlier this month in Bhubaneswar. The contest then reached another level as both athletes soared to a massive 5.45m, not only rewriting the national record once again but also se...