Vishal TK Sets New Men’s 400m National Record, Clinches Gold at Inter-State Championships

Rapid Summary

• Vishal TK, a quarter-miler from Tamil nadu, broke the national record for the men’s 400m with a time of 45.12 seconds during the 64th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai.
• He surpassed the previous record of 45.21 seconds, which was held by Muhammed Anas Yahiya for six years.
• Vishal dedicated his achievement to his coach Jason by holding up a message post-win that read: “For my coach, Jason.”
• The medal winners for the men’s 400m were:

– Gold: Vishal TK (45.12s)
– Silver: Rajesh Ramesh (46.04s)
– Bronze: Vikrant (46.17s)

• Prior achievements include:

– A personal best of 45.57 seconds at the Asian Championships in South Korea.
– Member of India’s gold-winning mixed and silver-winning men’s relay teams at Asian Championships.
– Gold medals at both Federation Cup National Championships and World Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level meet.

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