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Ranjitha sets new long jump record

DINDIGUL, FEB. 5. P. Ranjitha of St. Antony's Higher Secondary School, Oriyur, Ramanathapuram, set a new meet record in long jump in the sub-junior girls' section in the 47th Tamil Nadu State Schools Republic Day Athletic meet at the District Stadium here on Saturday.

She had a leap of 4.69m to erase the old record of 4.65m.

The results (winners only): Boys: Super-seniors: 1500m: S. Ponpanaiyan (TELC HSS, Pudukottai) 4:13.59s; Triple jump: V. Kudilarasan (Anderson HSS, Kanchi) 13.87m; High jump: G. Muralikrishnan (RKVS MHSS, Virudhunagar) 1.88m; Shot-put: B. Samuel (Khaja Mian HSS, Tiruchi) 14.66m; Pole Vault: M.J. Antonydas (J.G. National HSS, Tambaram, Chennai) 3.35m.

Seniors: Long jump: S. Rajakumar (SBOA MHSS, Chennai) 6.75m; Pole vault: M. Karuppasamy (Nadar Saraswathi HSS, Theni, Madurai) 3.17m; Discus: N. Sathishkumar (National College HSS, Tiruchi) 42.04m.

Juniors: High jump: M. Nikil (Christuraya HSS, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli) 1.80m; Shotput: S. Sarathkumar (NKM HSS Keerambur, Salem) 13.55m.

Sub-juniors: Long jump: M. Saravanakumar (St. Mary's HSS, A.N. Mangalam, Salem) 5.59m; High jump: R. Lakshmi Narayanan (National College HSS, Tiruchi) 1.62m.

Girls: Super-seniors: 1500m: Yogeswari (CSI Girls HSS, Erode) 5:7.25s; High jump: P. Divya Priya (SBOA MHSS, Chennai) 1.47m.

Seniors: Long jump: G. Nagalakshmi (TAHSS, Thiruvidaimaruthur, Thanjavuar) 5.69m; Shotput: N. Sangeetha (St. Teresa Girls HSS, Chennai) 10.46m; Javelin: M. Kayalvizhi (Govt. HSS, Siddayankottai, Madurai) 29.89m.

Juniors: Shotput: Deepika (St. Mary's HSS, Salem) 9.11m.

Sub-Juniors: Long jump: P. Ranjitha 4.69m (NMR-old 4.65m); Shotput: Gunasundari (MAM Girls HSS, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram) 9.22m.

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