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Jijimol, Gayathri set meet records

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RAICHUR: Kerala's Jijimol Jacob and Tamil Nadu's G. Gayathri showed what they are capable of when the conditions are favourable. On the penultimate day of the 18th South Zone inter-State athletics championship at the Mahatma Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday, both Jijimol and Gayathri set new meet records.

Jijimol bettered her own mark of 10:53.30 seconds in the under-20 girls 3000 metres with a time of 10:49.1 secs. However, she was way behind her previous best of 10:20.0 secs she timed at the Schools Nationals in Pune.

Gayathri triumphed in the girls' under-16 100m hurdles clocking 15.2 secs, besting teammate K. Keerthana's mark of 15.3 secs set last year.

Incidentally, Keerthana managed a poor 15.8 secs on Thursday. .

Late on Wednesday, N. Shankar, the burly Tamil Nadu boy, heaved the shot put to a new distance of 14.51 metres, for the first meet mark of the championship. Shankar, who won the hammer event too on Thursday, bested K. Satishwaran's six-year-old mark of 14.32m.

The results: Boys: Under-20: 110m hurdles: 1. Krish Beethoven (TN), 2. Nibu George (Ker), 3. Satti Babu (AP). Time: 15.6 seconds; 5000m: 1. G. Hari Prasad (AP), 2. T. Gopi (Ker), 3. Girish (Kar). 16:22.3 secs; 10,000m: 1. B. Ezhil Nilavan (TN), M. Alagesan (TN), 3. G. Hari Prasad (AP). 34:04.06 secs; High jump: 1. Prince Jose (Ker), 2. Krish Beethoven (TN), 3. B. Elangumaran (TN). 2.02m; Long jump: K.N. Dilip (Ker), 2. Anoop Thomas (Ker), 3. H. Senthil Kumar (TN). 6.76m; Shot put: 1. J. Razeen (TN), 2. Ambu Sugathan (Ker), 3. Praveen Anand (TN). 14.84m; Discus: 1. J. Razeen (TN), 2. Justin Jose (Ker), 3. Vinayak Das (Ker). 45.89m.

Under-18: 5000m: 1. Shivanand Hadpad (Kar), 2. B.B. Nandagopal (Kar), 3. T.K. Anoop (Ker). 16:34.5 secs; 110m hurdles: 1. Jincemon Joy (Ker), 2. L. Rajiv Gandha (TN), 3. Dilip Venugopal (Ker). 15.3 secs; Shot put: 1. E. Ramadas (TN), 2. K. Goutham (TN), 3. M. Ganesh Babu (AP). 15.37m; Discus: 1. R. Ramadas (TN), 2. S. Sheetal Kumar (Kar), 3.Praveen M. Sambhoji (Kar). 43.88m.

Under-16: 400m: 1. Nischith Shetty (Kar), 2. C. Nikkin Thimaiah (Kar), 3. J. Prabhakar (TN). 53.4 secs; 100m hurdles: 1. B. Azharudheen (TN), 2. J. Balakrishna Reddy (AP), 3. J. Brightus Raj (TN). 14.4 secs; Shot put: 1. N. Shankar (TN), 2. Akhil Thomas (Ker), 3. V. Shyam (TN). 14.51m — NMR (Old: 14.32m, K. Satishwaran, TN, 2000); Discus: Javed Ur Rehman Khan (AP), 2. Pranav Sridharan (Kar), 3. S. Sharath Kumar (TN). 39.39m; Hammer: 1. N. Shankar (TN), 2. Javed Ur Rehman (TN), 3. T. Uday (AP). 50.0m.

Under-14: Triathlon: Group `A': 1. Sachu Salim (Ker), 2. P. Mallesh (AP), 3. L. Venkatesh (AP). 1591 points; Group `C': 1. S. Mervin (TN), 2. O.S. Sujath (Ker), 3. M. Agniraj (TN). 1854.

Girls: Under-20: 100m hurdles: 1. P. Lakshmi (TN), 2. Jijimol Joseph (Ker), 3. Shreema Priyadarshini (Kar). 15.3 secs; 3000m: 1. Jijimol Jacob (Ker), 2. L. Suraiya (TN), 3. Namsheela (Ker). 10:49.1 secs — NMR (Old: own record of 10:53.3 secs, 2005); Shot put: 1. Reshma D' Almedia (Kar), 2. S. Jagadeshwari (AP), 3. M. Durga (TN). 11.16m; High jump: 1. Divya Priya (TN), 2. Geethu Skaria (Ker), 3. Dessymol Abraham (Ker). 1.60m.

Under-18: 3000m: 1. V. Prabhavathi (AP), 2. Rameshwari (Ker), 3. S.S. Thippava (Kar). 10:53.8 secs; 100m hurdles: 1. M.M. Antchu (Ker), 2. R. Vigneshwari (TN), 3. V.R. Dhanashree (Ker). 15.6 secs; Shot put: 1. Anitcham Anban (TN), 2. J. Saranya (Ker), 3. M. Bhuvana (TN). 11.60m. Under-16: 400m: 1. C. Arya (Ker), 2. S. Sujitha (TN), 3. K.V. Albymol (Ker). 1:00.4 secs; 100m hurdles: 1. G. Gayathri (TN), 2. M.S. Darshana (Ker), 3. K. Keerthana (TN). 15.2 secs — NMR (Old: 15.3 secs, K. Keerthana (TN), 2005); Shot put: 1. N. Tejaswini (AP), 2. A. Sindhuja (TN), 3. Anju Prasad (Ker). 10.47m; Long jump: 1. S. Delphin Rani (TN), 2. Melanie Mary Meyers (TN), 3. Natasha Chacko (Ker). 4.89m.

Under-14: Triathlon: Group `A': 1. P.G. Adheena (Ker), 2. Apeksha Pawar (Kar), 3. K.V. Roshani (AP). 1317; Group `B': 1. Nirupama Sunderraj (Kar), 2. Sophia (TN), 3. A. Manjula (TN) 1631; Group `C': 1. R. Anu (Ker), 2. B.S. Biji (Ker), 3. Asha Deepika (AP). 1566.