Manikanta Hoblidhar bettered his two-year-old meet record as he clocked India’s second-fastest time, 10.19, on his way to win the men’s 100m title in the National Open athletics championships at the Birsa Munda Stadium, Morabadi, here on Sunday. The 24-year-old was 0.01 off Animesh Kujur’s National record. My target is to get an individual medal at the 2026 Asian Games,” said Manikanta, whose previous personal best was 10.22. Two promising athletes, high jumper Gobika K. and sprinter Abinaya Rajarajan, suffered serious-looking injuries. The results: Finals (winners only): Men: 100m: Manikanta Hoblidhar (SSCB) 10.19 (NMR, Old 10.23, Manikanta, 2023); 400m: Rajesh Ramesh (Rlys) 45.75; 1500m: Sunil Dawar (SSCB) 3:46.27; 110m hurdles: Manav R. (Rlys) 13.97; Discus: Kirpal Singh (ONGC) 56.33m; Decathlon: Usaid (SSCB) 7212.