Pole vaulters Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar recorded 5.45m in men's pole vault to set a new joint national record at the Federation Cup 2026. Dev initially cleared 5.42m to surpass Kuldeep's previous national record of 5.41m. Kuldeep then cleared 5.45m leap, which Dev matched shortly after. Both athletes achieved the qualification mark for Asian Games 2026.