Indian Open 2025 – World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze Meet

Current Context: India hosted its first-ever World Athletics Bronze-level Continental Tour meet on August 10, 2025, at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.

• The 1-day event featured 225 athletes from 17 countries, including over 90 Indian participants across 17 medal events.

Indian Gold Medalists:

• Annu Rani – Women’s Javelin (62.01m)
• Murali Sreeshankar – Men’s Long Jump (8.13m)
• Animesh Kujur – Men’s 200m (20.77s)
• Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage won Men’s Javelin with a massive 86.50m throw.

The meet offered World Athletics ranking points for qualification to the Tokyo World Championships 2025.

Question:

Q.1 Who won the Women’s Javelin gold medal at India’s first World Athletics Bronze-level Continental Tour meet 2025?
a) Annu Rani
b) Shilpa Rani
c) Neeraj Chopra
d) Deepika Kumari

Answer: a) Annu Rani secured gold in Women’s Javelin with a throw of 62.01 meters at the Bhubaneswar meet.