Abha Kathua breaks national record in women's shot put

The sedate start at the Federation Cup Athletics picked up pace on the second day as Abha Kathua broke the National Record in women's shot put on Monday at Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Abha was the joint record holder of 18.06m with Manpreet Kaur before this competition but with her fifth-round throw of 18.41m, she became the sole national record holder.