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Madhu Kumar's feat stands out

By Our Special Correspondent

Madhu Kumar (Haryana) who set a new meet record in hammer throw.

KOLLAM DEC. 22. On a day when Kerala assured itself of an eighth overall title by taking an unassailable lead, it was the record-breaking-effort of Madhu Kumar (Haryana) in the boys' under-20 hammer throw which stood out among the seven new meet marks that were witnessed in the 19th National junior athletic meet at the Lal Bahadur stadium here on Monday.

With just a day remaining in the four-day meet, the Kerala team, improved its lead in the points table to a whopping 150 points, finishing the day at 337 points as against the 187 of Haryana which is second. Tamil Nadu is in third place with 185 points.

Three Keralites — S.R. Bindu and twins Niksy Joseph and Liksy Joseph — were also among the seven who set new meet records today, but in terms of performance none were able to match Madhu Kumar effort. Madhu Kumar bettered the existing meet record of Uttar Pradesh's Asish Kumar Singh (60.93m) by close to six metres.

The Haryana lad threw the 6kg iron ball and chain to a distance of 66.39m and held centrestage, though he started off quite badly. He had fouled his first attempt before achieving a distance of 61.53. He fouled again on his third trial and as the eight qualifiers for the final three throws were identified, Madhu Kumar was placed second behind eventual silver-medallist H. Mishra of Andhra Pradesh, who had a best of 63.23m.

The results (all finals):

Boys (under-20): 800m: 1. R. Rajeev (Ker), 2. Daljit Singh (Pun), 3. Munna Singh (U.P.) 1:54.17; Discus: 1. Harpreet (Del), 2. Sunil Kumar (U.P.), 3. Ankush Punia (U.P.) 52.26m; Hammer throw: 1. Madhu Kumar (Har), 2. H. Mishra (AP), 3. Vishal Sodhi (Del) 66.39m (NMR; old record: 60.93m-Ashish Kumar Singh, U.P., 2003); 3000m steeple-chase: 1. Vikas Singh (U.P.), 2. Gopal Singh (Utl), 3. Devender Singh (U.P.), 9:51.60; 10km walk: 1. Anil Kumar (Har), 2. K. Somendro Singh (Man), 3. Mahendra Gupta (Mah), 45:00.00.

Under-18: 800m: 1. Sunil Kumar (Har), 2. Vashishta Kumar Rai (U.P.), 3. Rajesh Kumar (Har), 1:58.48; Hammer throw: 1. Jainath Yadav (MP), 2. Diwakar Singh (U.P.), 3. Mintoo Ahlawat (Utl), 64.50m; 2000m steeple- chase: 1. Sunaram Tiria (Ori), 2. Shed Poojan Bind (U.P.), 3. Sarbjit Singh (Pun), 6:19.30; 10km walk: 1. Raj Kumar (Del), 2. Manoj (Har), 3. Sumit (Har), 45:08.00 (NMR; OR-47:19.40, K. Derananda, Man, 1996).

Under-16: 800m: 1. P. Srikanth Reddy (AP), 2. Satnam Singh (Pun), 3. Jitendra Rathod (Mah), 2:01.28; 100m hurdles: 1. V. Veeraraghavaiah (AP), 2. Rishi (Har), 3. Wasim Khan (Mah), 14.24s; Long jump: 1. Amrinder Singh Pannu (Pun), 2. R.S. Bijil (TN), 3. Rakesh Kumar Singh (U.P.), 6.57m; Hammer throw: 1. Ravinder (Har), 2. Ubed-ur-Rehman (AP), 3. Abhinav Kumar Yadav (U.P.), 55.16m; 5km walk: 1. Manoj Dombale (Mah), 2. Hardeep Singh (Pun), 3. Pradeep (Har), 23:46.0.

Under-14: Triathlon A (100m, shot put, long jump): 1. S.S. Anjalo (Ker), 2. Harihara Kadam (AP), 3. Sudip Dass (TN), (1789 points); Triathlon B (100m, high jump, long jump): 1. V.J. Kudilarasan (TN), 2. Pradeep (Har), 3. Sirajuddin (TN), (1737 points); Triathlon C (100m, 800m, long jump): 1. Ramachandra M. Chaud (Ori), 2. Mithun Tripura (Tri), 3. M. Raja (TN), (1647 points).

Girls (under-20): 800m: 1. Lakhvir Kaur (Chd), 2. Sima Majumder (Ben), 3. Sherin Thomas (Ker), 2:16.59; 3000m: 1. Rutuja Londhe (Mah), 2. Kavita Raut (Mah), 3. Nasima Khatun (Ben), 10:51.37; 100m hurdles: 1. Dhanya Purushothaman (Ker), 2. Simi Sebastian (Ker), 3. Divya Sukumaran (TN), 14.59s; Discus: 1. Monica Joon (Del), 2. Antar Gurpreet Kaur (Pun), 3. G. Srikeerthi (AP), 39.99m; Hammer throw: 1. Suman (Har), 2. Gurwinder Kaur (Pun), 3. Sukanya Misra (U.P.), 46.57m; 10km walk: 1. Amandeep Kaur (Pun), 2. L. Deepmal Devi (Man), 3. Dhanya C. Mohan (Ker), 53:14.70 (NMR; OR - 55:03.20, Ravina Antil, Har, 2001).

Under-18: 800m: 1. Pinki Pramanik (Ben), 2. A. Vijila (Ker), 3. Iqbal Kaur (Chd), 2:16.39; 100m hurdles: 1. Pooja (Har), 2. A.K. Saranya (Ker), 3. Pooja Patil (Mah), 14.54s; Long jump: 1. Resmi Bose (Ker), 2. Pooja (Har), 3. Shalu Chaudhary (U.P.), 5.56m; 5km walk: 1. V. Saraswathi (AP), 2. Subhasmita Rath (Ori), 3. Manju (Har), 26:24.0.

Under-16: 800m: 1. S.R. Bindu (Ker), 2. Jhuma Khatun (Ben), 3. K.P. Soumya (Kar), 2:16.83 (NMR; OR-2:20.02, Sangeeta Yadav (U.P.), 2003); 100m hurdles: 1. C.T. Raji (Ker), 2. Natasha Sagar (Kar), 3. Rintu T. Sebastian (Ker), 14.94s; 3km walk: 1. W. Lamnganbi Devi (Man), 2. Shylaja Muppali (Ker), 3. S. Varalakshmi (AP), 15:37.0.

Under-14: Triathlon A: 1. Pallavi Sukumar (Kar), 2. Labina Khatun (Ben), 3. S.G. Arathy (Ker), 2071 points (NMR; OR-1861, Birangana Thakur, Ben, 2003); Triathlon B: 1. Niksy Joseph (Ker), 2. Aishwarya (Kar), 3. Yamini (Kar), 2170 points (NMR; OR-1890, Pallavi Sukumar, Kar, 2003); Triathlon C: 1. Liksy Joseph (Ker), 2. M. Shakuntala Devi (TN), 3. Hemlatha Bhagat (Mah), 2215 points (NMR; OR-2066, Natasha Sagar, Kar, 2003).

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