# Roopa Rao wins double gold at Indian Athletics Series

2026-08-18T19:37:41+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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Karnataka sprinter P Roopa Rao won gold in the women's 100m and 200m events at the 13th leg of the Indian Athletics Series in Warangal on Tuesday. She clocked 11.74 seconds in the 100m and 23.93 seconds in the 200m at the JN Stadium. Maharashtra's Ajay Khade was the fastest male athlete, winning the 100m in 10.44 seconds. The meet also featured results in 400m, 800m, 1500m, hurdles, long jump, javelin, triple jump and high jump for both men and women.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

The sole source, telanganatoday.com, provides straight results-based coverage with no editorial framing or stance. It reports the times and names of winners across all events. As the coverage is uniform straight reporting, the key takeaway is that Roopa Rao's double gold performance and Ajay Khade's 10.44 seconds are notable benchmarks in the domestic athletics calendar. The next major athletics event to watch is the upcoming National Championships.

## Coverage

Coverage: 1 source, 1 neutral
- telanganatoday.com (neutral report) <https://telanganatoday.com/p-roopa-rao-wins-100m-200m-gold-at-indian-athletics-series>
  Straight results report with no editorial slant or commentary.

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