In which event did Dev Meena win gold medal at the 27th Senior National…

Sports current-affairs questions test whether a specific athlete's medal-winning event at a specific meet has been correctly recalled — the same championship typically crowns separate gold medallists across many events, so the exact event has to be matched to the exact competitor rather than inferred from general athletics knowledge.

At the 27th National Federation Senior Athletics Competition (2024), organised by the Athletics Federation of India, Dev Meena won the gold medal in the men's pole vault with a clearance of 5.10 m, as recorded in the official results.

Checking the official results for the same meet confirms the other three events were won by different athletes, ruling them out:

• High jump — a separate vertical clearance event decided by the greatest bar height cleared, contested and won by another competitor at this meet.

• Long jump — a separate horizontal distance event decided by the longest jump recorded, also won by a different athlete.

• 3000 m steeplechase — a separate middle-distance event with barriers and a water jump, again won by someone other than Dev Meena.