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Chennai Region triumphs

MADURAI: Chennai Region won the overall championship with a tally of 82 points in the TNEB inter-range week-long games and athletics meet, which concluded here on Friday.

Chennai bagged both the games (25 points) and athletics (57) championships. V. Mohamed Shameem of Villupuram won the individual championship with a total of 28 points.

The results: Athletics (winners only): 100m: V. Mohamed Shameem (Villupuram); 200m: V. Mohamed Shameem; 400m: V. Mohameed Shameem; 800m: V. Mohamed Shameem; 1,500m: R. Vadivel (Tiruchi); 5,000m: N. Mani Mozhi (Chennai); 10,000m: C. Hemachandran (Chennai); 110m hurdles: K. Ravikumar (Villupuram); long jump: V. Mohamed Shameem; triple jump: K.R. Arun (Chennai); high jump: M. Kumar (Tirunelveli); polevault: S. Muthiah (Tiruchi); shotput: Nithiyazhagan (Chennai); discus: R. Narayanan(Chennai); javelin: J.A. George Clement (Coimbatore); hammer: S. Selvam (Tirunelveli); 4x100m relay: Chennai; 4x400m relay: Villupuram.

Games (all winners): Carrom: Erode; Table tennis: Coimbatore; Volleyball: Tirunelveli; Ball badminton: Erode; Bridge: Coimboate; Football: Madurai; Badminton: Vellore; Tennis: Vellore; Hockey: Trichy; Basketball: Madurai; Chess: Tirunelveli; Cricket: Chennai, Kabaddi: Chennai. — Correspondent