Dev Meena clears 5.46m, breaks national record in men's pole vault

Dev Meena cleared 5.46m in men's pole vault at the National Inter-State Athletics Championships 2026 to set a new national record. This comes after he and Kuldeep Kumar had jointly set a national record by clearing 5.45m at the Federation Cup in Ranchi in May. Dev also breached the qualification standard for the Asian Games 2026.