<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[National Open Athletics Meet News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest and breaking news about National Open Athletics Meet tournament. All the latest 2026 Athletics articles on SportsCafe.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in</link><image><url>https://cdn-static.spcafe.in/logo/logo192x192v1.png</url><title>National Open Athletics Meet News</title><link>https://sportscafe.in</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:43:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sportscafe.in/rss/athletics/tournament/national_open_athletics_meet" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2021 05:36:26 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[ All Rights Reserved]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en-in]]></language><managingEditor><![CDATA[editor@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Editor)]]></managingEditor><webMaster><![CDATA[admin@sportscafe.in (SportsCafe Admin)]]></webMaster><ttl>2</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Harmilan Bains secures top-finish in women's 800m, completes double at National Athletics Championships ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mid-distance runner Harmilan Bains claimed a gold medal in the women’s 800m event at the 60th National Open Athletics Championships in Warangal on Saturday. Long jumper B Aishwarya also scripted a rare double after winning the triple jump crown within 24 hours of her long jump triumph.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2021/sep/19/harmilan-bains-secures-top-finish-in-womens-800-m-completes-double-at-national-athletics-championships?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2021/sep/19/harmilan-bains-secures-top-finish-in-womens-800-m-completes-double-at-national-athletics-championships?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2021 05:36:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/harmilan_bains_twitter_2.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 National Athletics Championships | Parul Chaudhary claim gold medal in women's 3000m steeplechase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian international Parul Chaudhary scripted a new personal best to win the women’s 3000m steeplechase title at the National Open Athletics Championships 2021 in Warangal, Telangana on Friday. The 26-year old clocked 9:51:01 to pip Maharashtra’s Komal Jagadale and claim the top honours.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2021/sep/18/2021-national-athletics-championships-parul-chaudhary-claim-gold-medal-in-womens-3000-m-steeplechase?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2021/sep/18/2021-national-athletics-championships-parul-chaudhary-claim-gold-medal-in-womens-3000-m-steeplechase?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Sep 2021 07:50:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other_sports/parul_chaudhary_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2021 National Open Athletics Championships | Harmilan Bains scripts new national record in women's 1500m event]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mid-distance runner Harmilan Bains scripted a new national record to bag top-honours in the women’s 1500m event at the National Open Athletics Championships 2021 in Warangal, Telangana on Thursday. Andhra Pradesh’s K Naresh Kumar also set a new championship record in the men’s 100m event.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2021/sep/17/2021-national-open-athletics-championships-harmilan-bains-scripts-new-national-record-in-womens-1500-m-event?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2021/sep/17/2021-national-open-athletics-championships-harmilan-bains-scripts-new-national-record-in-womens-1500-m-event?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:34:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/harmilan_bains_twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My chances are better in 800m than 1500m, believes PU Chitra]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2017 and 2019 Asian 1500m champion PU Chitra feels that the Tokyo entry standard for 1500m is very tough and now plans to work on the 800m seriously for a Tokyo ticket. Her coach JS Bhatia believes that she could improve by a big margin in the longer race if she fulfills her potential.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/16/my-chances-are-better-in-800-m-than-1500-m-believes-pu-chitra?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/16/my-chances-are-better-in-800-m-than-1500-m-believes-pu-chitra?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:49:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/PU_Chitra_Athletics_AFI_Twitter.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neeraj Chopra, Hima Das named among national campers for period leading up to 2020 Olympics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and teenage quarter-miler Hima Das appeared among the list of national campers named by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) for the period up to the Tokyo Olympics next year. Dutee Chand has been named as part of the nine-member 4x100m relay team.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/14/neeraj-chopra-hima-das-named-among-national-campers-for-period-leading-up-to-2020-olympics?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/14/neeraj-chopra-hima-das-named-among-national-campers-for-period-leading-up-to-2020-olympics?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 13:45:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/neeraj-chopra.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Open Athletics | Dutee Chand, PU Chitra close season with 200m, 800m titles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dutee Chand completed a sprint double by adding the 200m gold to her 100m title while PU Chitra added the women’s 800m crown to her 1500m title at the National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Sunday. Dutee Chand was adjudged the best athlete in the women’s category. ]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/14/national-open-athletics-dutee-chand-pu-chitra-close-season-with-200-m-800-m-titles?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/14/national-open-athletics-dutee-chand-pu-chitra-close-season-with-200-m-800-m-titles?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:40:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/dutee_chand_ind_ath_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Open Athletics C’ships | Noah Nirmal Tom and VK Vismaya win 400m titles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Noah Nirmal Tom and VK Vismaya have won the men’s and women’s 400m titles respectively at the ongoing National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi. In men’s shot put event, Tajinderpal Singh Toor broke his own national record that he had registered during the Asian Games last year.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/13/national-open-athletics-cships-noah-nirmal-tom-and-vk-vismaya-win-400-m-titles?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/13/national-open-athletics-cships-noah-nirmal-tom-and-vk-vismaya-win-400-m-titles?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2019 08:09:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y1/articles/Other%20sports/athletics_generic_ahac.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Open Athletics | Dutee Chand betters her own 100m national record en route to title]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indian sprinter Dutee Chand bettered her own national record in the women’s 100m semifinals at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Friday, clocking 11.22 seconds. MP Jabir created the men’s 400m hurdles meet record in the final with a timing of 49.41 seconds.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/12/national-open-athletics-dutee-chand-betters-her-own-100-m-national-record-en-route-to-title?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/12/national-open-athletics-dutee-chand-betters-her-own-100-m-national-record-en-route-to-title?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2019 12:30:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240-y-1/articles/dutee_chand_ind_ath_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Open Athletics Championships | Annu Rani clinches gold in javelin throw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annu Rani has clinched a gold medal in the women’s javelin throw final at the 59th National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi on Thursday. Rani registered a distance of 58.60m while her teammate from Indian Railways Sharmila Kumari got to 53.28m and bagged the silver medal.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/11/national-open-athletics-championships-annu-rani-clinches-gold-in-javelin-throw?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/11/national-open-athletics-championships-annu-rani-clinches-gold-in-javelin-throw?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:44:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/annu_rani_javelin_throw_getty.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reports | Neeraj Chopra to return to action at National Open Athletics Championships in Ranchi]]></title><description><![CDATA[India’s star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be returning to action at the National Open after a year as he had surgery for an elbow injury and missed this April's Asian Championships and the Worlds in Doha. Annu Rani, returning from the Worlds, will take part but Avinash Sable is doubtful.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/09/reports-neeraj-chopra-to-return-to-action-at-national-open-athletics-championships-in-ranchi?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2019/oct/09/reports-neeraj-chopra-to-return-to-action-at-national-open-athletics-championships-in-ranchi?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[SportsCafe Desk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 09:58:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/neeraj-chopra.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[National Open Athletics Championships | Avinash Sable sets new national record in 3000m steeplechase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avinash Sable of Services has set a new national record in men’s 3000m steeplechase at the ongoing 58th National Open Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. Another athlete from Services – Sanjit won the 200m race after having won the 100m gold earlier in the championships.]]></description><link>https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2018/sep/29/national-open-athletics-championships-avinash-sable-sets-new-national-record-in-3000-m-steeplechase?utm_medium=rss</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://sportscafe.in/athletics/articles/2018/sep/29/national-open-athletics-championships-avinash-sable-sets-new-national-record-in-3000-m-steeplechase?utm_medium=rss</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Press Release]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2018 05:06:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://sportscafe.in/img/es3-cfill-w480-h240/articles/Other%20sports/NationalOpenAthletics_Bhubaneswar" length="0" type="image/undefined"/></item></channel></rss>