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Saturday, Jun 17, 2006

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Virender Kumar rewrites 400m National record

Special Correspondent

CHENNAI: Virender Kumar Pankaj of Uttar Pradesh had the honour of smashing the National record in the 400m event on the second day of the Federation Cup junior athletics meet at the Nehru stadium here on Friday.

The Allahabad Sports Hostel boy clocked 47.16 seconds, erasing the National mark of 47.49 set by S. Samson in the Brunei Asian junior meet in 2001 as well as the meet mark of 47.65 by Anmol Ratan Tete in 2004. In all, five meet marks were set today.

The results:

Junior men: 10-km walk: 1. Maitindro Singh (Man) (46:41.2); 2. Khamba Singh (Man) (46:43.3); 3. Pardeep Rathi (Har) (47:16.1); 400m hurdles: 1. Sandeep Burh (Ori) (54.88); 2. Ashok Kumar (U.P.) (53.30); 2. Md. Wasim (Jhar) (55.55); Long jump: 1. A. Amalanathan (TN) (7.49 m); 2. S. Kannan (Ker) (7.41); 3. M.K. Vinesh (Ker) (7.38); 100m: 1. S. Arunjith (Ker) (10.95s); 2. B. Anjaneyulu (AP) (11.08); 3. Hargovind Rai (Mah) (11.09); 400m: 1. Virender Kumar Pankaj (U.P.) 47.16 (NR and NMR, Anmol Ratan Tete, 47.65, Jamshedpur, 2004); 2. V.B. Bineesh (Ker) (48.18); 3. Sunil Kumar (Har) (48.25); Discus: 1. Samranjit Singh (Utt) (53.89m); 2. Sarbjeet Singh (Utt) (49.66); 3. Dinesh Kumar (Har) (48.80); 1,500m: 1. P. Trinath (AP) 3:54.09 (NMR, Pritam Bind, 3:54.21, Chennai, 2003); 2. Ravinder (Del) (3:54.33); 3. Dandu Soren (Ori) (3:57.26); Decathlon: 1. Bhupinder Singh (Pun) (6577, NMR); 2. P.V. Jijo (Ker) (5883); 3. Suresh Kumar (Har) (5587).

Junior women: 10-km walk: 1. W. Lamnganbi Devi (Man) (14.23); 2. V.S. Sandhya (Ker) (56.08.8); 3. S.I. Bemcha Devi (Man) (56.35.1); Shot put: 1. Manpreet Kaur (Pun) (14.23m); 2. Mukesh Beniwal (Del) (13.47); 3. Neelam (Har) (13.01); Pole vault: 1. Ruchi Tewari (U.P.) (3.10m); 2. Sithara Tellath (Ker) (2.80); 3. Preseetha Nair (Ker) (2.70); 400m hurdles: 1. Geetha Roby (Ker) (1:01.51); 2. Pammi Kumari (Bih) (1:04.15); 3. Pavithra (Kar) (1:04.16); 100m: 1. Rucha Patil (Mah) (12.32s); 2. P.K. Priya (Ker) (12.44); 3. A. Jessy (TN) (12.47); 1,500m: 1. Jhuma Khatun (WB) (4:30.95 NMR, Abha Rani, 4:38.37, Chennai '03); 2. N.C. Mohanal (TN) (4:37.88); 3. Savita (Har) (4:38.36); Javelin: 1. Promila (Har) (43.92m); 2. Nisha Rani (Har) (40.85); 3. P. Asha Mary (AP) (39.26); Triple jump: 1. Alka Chikili (Ker) (12.48m); 2. Tincy Mathew (Ker) (12.48m); 3. Mayookaha Johny (Ker) (12.35); 400m: 1. M.R. Poovamma (Kar) (56.16s); 2. Tintu Luka (Ker) (56.65); 3. Sini Jose (Ker) (57.06); Heptathlon: 1. Shilpa Sunder (Kar) (4567, NMR); 2. Natasha Sagar (Kar) (4516); 3. Safina Khatun (WB) (4206).