Dev Meena sets new National Record in men’s pole vault at 38th National Games

Dev Meena set a new National Record in men’s pole vault at the 38th National Games in Dehradun on Monday.

Madhya Pradesh’s Meena cleared the bar set at the height of 5.32m on his third attempt to break the previous record – Tamil Nadu’s S. Siva’s 5.31m which came at the same event in 2022.

Meena, who hails from Silphod village of Khategaon Tehsil in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh, had a previous personal best of 5.20m.

Meena became the first Indian man in 38 years to win a medal in pole vault at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2024 in Dubai where he grabbed a bronze.

He also competed at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Peru.