<p class="bodytext">Tejaswin Shankar underlined his class with a national record in high jump to confirm his spot in the Commonwealth Games squad on the third day of the Federation Cup athletics championships here on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tejaswin, who had cleared 2.28 metres indoors in a competition in the United States last week, repeated the effort outdoors to break his own record of 2.26 metres set in 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The mark was well clear of the qualification guideline of 2.25 metres set by the Athletics Federation of India and also showed the 19-year-old has struck a note of consistency after moving to the US on a scholarship.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Delhi youngster had competition from Haryana's Siddharth Yadav, who also met the CWG guideline by clearing 2.25 metres. But he failed three times at 2.28, settling for the silver.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tejaswin then raised the bar to 2.31 metres but missed out narrowly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today, I was a bit excited while going for the 2.31. It was a world-class height and I could have cleared it in my first of the three attempts. I missed it narrowly. But it is alright. I hope I will cross this height soon," said Tejaswin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tamil Nadu's L Suriya also met the CWG guideline, powering home in the 10000M in 32:23.96. The norm was 32:30:00 seconds.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kerala's Sheena N V won the triple jump with an effort 13.31 metres while V S Surekha hit form in the pole vault pit with a clearance of 3.90 to win the gold. Both, however, missed the CWG standard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Karnataka's Khyati Vakharia won the silver in the pole vault, with a clearance of 3.80 metres. Annu Rani too had disappointment in store in women's javelin. She could manage only 57.37 metres, falling well short of the standard of 62.50 metres.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold">Results:Men: 10000M: </span>G Lakshmanan (Tamil Nadu), 29:31.72, 1; Gavit Murli (Gujarat) 29:33.85, 2; Abhishek Pal (Uttar Pradesh) 29:34.47, 3. <span class="bold">High jump:</span> Tejaswin Shankar (Delhi) 2.28 metres (National record. Old: 2.26, Tejaswin, Coimbatore, 2016), 1; Siddharth Yadav (Haryana) 2.25, 2; Srineesh C (Kerala) 2.14, 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold">Discus throw:</span> Dharamraj Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 55.35 metres, 1; Kirpal Singh (Punjab) 54.51, 2; Mithravarun S (TN) 54.28, 3. <span class="bold">Women: 10000M: </span>L Suriya (Tamil Nadu) 32:23.96,, 1; Sanjeevini Jadhav (Maharashtra) 33:36.49, 2; Swati Gadhave (Maharashtra) 33:47.02, 3. <span class="bold">Triple jump:</span> Sheena N V (Kerala) 13.31 metres, 1; Renu (Haryana) 13.22, 2; M A Siva Anbarasi (Tamil Nadu) 12.95, 3. <span class="bold">Pole vault:</span> V S Surekha (Tamil Nadu) 3.90 metres, 1; Khyati Vakharia (Karnataka) 3.80, 2; Krishna Rachan (Kerala) 3.70, 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold">Javelin throw:</span> Annu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 57.37 metres, 1; Pushpa Jakhar (Haryana) 53.70, 2; Kumari Sharmila (Rajasthan) 53.53, 3.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Tejaswin Shankar underlined his class with a national record in high jump to confirm his spot in the Commonwealth Games squad on the third day of the Federation Cup athletics championships here on Wednesday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tejaswin, who had cleared 2.28 metres indoors in a competition in the United States last week, repeated the effort outdoors to break his own record of 2.26 metres set in 2016.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The mark was well clear of the qualification guideline of 2.25 metres set by the Athletics Federation of India and also showed the 19-year-old has struck a note of consistency after moving to the US on a scholarship.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Delhi youngster had competition from Haryana's Siddharth Yadav, who also met the CWG guideline by clearing 2.25 metres. But he failed three times at 2.28, settling for the silver.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tejaswin then raised the bar to 2.31 metres but missed out narrowly.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today, I was a bit excited while going for the 2.31. It was a world-class height and I could have cleared it in my first of the three attempts. I missed it narrowly. But it is alright. I hope I will cross this height soon," said Tejaswin.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tamil Nadu's L Suriya also met the CWG guideline, powering home in the 10000M in 32:23.96. The norm was 32:30:00 seconds.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Kerala's Sheena N V won the triple jump with an effort 13.31 metres while V S Surekha hit form in the pole vault pit with a clearance of 3.90 to win the gold. Both, however, missed the CWG standard.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Karnataka's Khyati Vakharia won the silver in the pole vault, with a clearance of 3.80 metres. Annu Rani too had disappointment in store in women's javelin. She could manage only 57.37 metres, falling well short of the standard of 62.50 metres.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold">Results:Men: 10000M: </span>G Lakshmanan (Tamil Nadu), 29:31.72, 1; Gavit Murli (Gujarat) 29:33.85, 2; Abhishek Pal (Uttar Pradesh) 29:34.47, 3. <span class="bold">High jump:</span> Tejaswin Shankar (Delhi) 2.28 metres (National record. Old: 2.26, Tejaswin, Coimbatore, 2016), 1; Siddharth Yadav (Haryana) 2.25, 2; Srineesh C (Kerala) 2.14, 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold">Discus throw:</span> Dharamraj Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 55.35 metres, 1; Kirpal Singh (Punjab) 54.51, 2; Mithravarun S (TN) 54.28, 3. <span class="bold">Women: 10000M: </span>L Suriya (Tamil Nadu) 32:23.96,, 1; Sanjeevini Jadhav (Maharashtra) 33:36.49, 2; Swati Gadhave (Maharashtra) 33:47.02, 3. <span class="bold">Triple jump:</span> Sheena N V (Kerala) 13.31 metres, 1; Renu (Haryana) 13.22, 2; M A Siva Anbarasi (Tamil Nadu) 12.95, 3. <span class="bold">Pole vault:</span> V S Surekha (Tamil Nadu) 3.90 metres, 1; Khyati Vakharia (Karnataka) 3.80, 2; Krishna Rachan (Kerala) 3.70, 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext"><span class="bold">Javelin throw:</span> Annu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 57.37 metres, 1; Pushpa Jakhar (Haryana) 53.70, 2; Kumari Sharmila (Rajasthan) 53.53, 3.</p>