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Yogaraj scales new heights

Principal Correspondent

ALLAHABAD: L. Yogaraj of Tamil Nadu raised the boys' under-18 high jump National record by two centimetres on the final day of the 18th National inter-zone athletics championship here on Friday.

Yogaraj cleared 2.10 metres on the first attempt after having taken three jumps to clear 2.08m and equal the National record held by Haryana's Rajesh Kaliramana, who achieved it in May 2005 in Bangalore.

The results:

Boys: Under-20: 100m: 1. Ajay (Del) 10.76s, 2. B. Prasannaramchandei (AP) 11.05, 3. Ashwin Shetty (Mah) 11.10; 800m: 1. Ajay Yadav (Jhar) 1:55.59s, 2. S. Prakash Verma (Del) 1:56.13, 3. Jaya Prakash C. Shetty (Kar) 1:56.30; 10000m: 1. Arvind Kumar Yadav (UP) 32:11.52s, 2. Muninder Singh (Mah) 32:31.38, 3. Ashok Kumar Yadav (UP) 32:55.13; 3000m steeplechase: 1. Arvind Kumar Yadav (UP) 9:43.70s, 2. K.L. Girish (Kar) 9:47.80, 3. M.N. Arun (Kar) 10:22.10; High jump: 1. Rajesh (AFI) 1.95m, 2. Shahdul Islam (Asm) 1.90, 3. M. Krish Beethovan (TN) 1.85; Javelin: 1. Samarjeet Singh (Raj) 63.58m, 2. Pankaj Shukla (Mah) 55.24, 3. Ratan Mondal (Ben) 54.50; Decathlon: 1. P.V. Jijo (Ker) 5963 points, 2. Sankar Das (Ori) 5084, 3. Samadhan Sakhare (Mah) 4883; 4x400m relay: 1. Andhra Pradesh (3:24.24s), 2. Jharkhand (3:25.23), 3. Orissa (3:30.31).

Under-18: 100m: 1. K. Pawan Kumar (AP) 10.99s, 2. Dillip Raut (Ori) 11.27, 3. Debasish Das (Ben) 11.36; 800m: 1. Dandu Soren (Ori) 1:58.09s, 2. Sahil (Del) 1:58.57, 3. Abhay Singh (Utr) 1:59.31, 2000m steeplechase: 1. Avdesh Kumar Pal (Mah) 6:10.23, 2. Gaurav Kumar (MP) 6:10.66, 3. Ram Pyare (UP) 6:13.33; High jump: 1. L. Yogaraj (TN) 2.10m NNR (old 2.08), 2. C. Nikhil Chittarasu (TN) 2.00, 3. Vipin Singh (AFI) 1.95; Javelin: 1. Harpal Singh (Raj) 64.13m, 2. Nitin Rathi (Del) 62.10, 3. Sandeep (AFI) 62.00; Octathlon: 1. Mubaraka (Ker) 5244 points NMR (old 5210), 2. S. Raja Kumar (TN) 4955, 3. Devender (AFI) 4681; 4x400m relay: 1. AFI (3:27.03s), 2. Orissa (3:28.23s), 3. Jharkhand (3:30.05s).

Under-16: 100m: 1. Yashovardhan (UP) 11.18s NMR (old 11.20), 2. Chandrabhan Maurya (UP) 11.38, 3. Kuldeep Bonge (Mah) 11.59; 800m: 1. Saunru Soren (Ori) 2:00.08s, 2. Deeraj Soni (Jhar) 2:00.68, 3. N. Raghvendra Reddy (AP) 2:01.05; High jump: 1. Prosenjit Gharami (Ben) 1.91m NMR (old 1.89), 2. Milan Ali (Ben) 1.88, 3. Sachin Kumar Pal (MP) 1.88; Javelin: 1. Krishan Kumar Patel (UP) 57.20m, 2. Vinod Kumar (AFI) 53.10, 3. Ram Prasad Saw (Jhar) 51.08; Pentathlon: 1. Sabha Bhagat (Mah) 4508 pts NNR (old 4305), 2. Jagir Minz (Ori) 4168, 3. J. Brightus Raj (TN) 4068.

Under-14: Triathlon `A': 1. Sachusalim (Ker) 1858 points, 2. Rajesh Debbarma (Tri) 1657, 3. P. Mallesh (AP) 1644; Triathlon `B': 1. Pankaj Kumar Singh (Jhar) 1689 points, 2. Tara Chand (Utr) 1595, 3. Ajay Pratap Singh (Raj) 1512; Triathlon `C': 1. O.S. (Ker) 1748 points, 2. S. Mervin (TN) 1656, 3. Ajayachhatry (Jhar) 1636.

Girls: Under-20: 100m: 1. Arjina Khatun (Ben) 12.67s, 2. Asima Bag (Ben) 12.92, 3. Amruta Bhor (Mah) 13.03; 800m: 1. N.C. Mohanal (TN) 2:16.66s, 2. Pratima Tudu (Ben) 2:17.42, 3. A.C. Ashwini (Jhar) 2:22.91; 5000m: 1. N. Ibengoubi (Man) 19:11.88s, 2. Sushila Singh (UP) 19:14.13, 3. Mita Biswas (Ben) 19:36.88; High jump: 1. Teja Karkhanis (Mah) 1.60m, 2. Singu Tudu (Jhar) 1.55; Javelin: 1. Anita Patel (UP) 39.60m, 2. Aplesh Yadav (AFI) 38.61, 3. Rupali Zende (Mah) 38.23; Heptathlon: 1. Safina Khatun (Ben) 4043 points, 2. Rojina Khatun (Ben) 3285, 3. Trupti Lad (Mah) 2554; 4x400m relay: 1. West Bengal (4:04.26s), 2. Tamil Nadu (4:06.71s).

Under-18: 100m: 1. Shriya Vidwans (Mah) 12.74s, 2. Asha Roy (Ben) 12.80, 3. K. Ramasarvani (AP) 13.05; 800m: 1. Stephy Abraham (Ker) 2:18.30s, 2. K.A. Sonia (Ker) 2:20.27, 3. Amandeep Kaur (Utr) 2:22.21; High jump: 1. Aarti Yadav (Har) 1.65m, 2. Rarthana Nanaiah (Kar) 1.55, 3. Jai Pathak (Mah) and Dipsikha Talukdar (Asm) 1.45; Shot put: 1. Sharmila Dey (Ben) 11.50m, 2. Ankita Julka (Del) 10.99, 3. Ankita Tiwari (UP) 10.95; Javelin: 1. Fultusi Ghosh (Ben) 35.75m, 2. Seema Maurya (UP) 34.18, 3. Anita Gurung (Ben) 33.95; Heptathlon: 1. Birangana Thakur (Ben) 3426 points, 2. Bharti (UP) 3306, 3. D. Anitha Shree (TN) 3271; 4x400m relay: 1. Orissa (4:15.55s), 2. West Bengal (4:24.43), 3. Maharashtra (4:40.95).

Under-16: 100m: 1. C. Shilpa (Ker) 12.67s, 2. Rebecca Jose (Kar) 13.04, 3. Bhagyashri Shirke (Mah) 13.10; 800m: 1. Amruta Vhatkar (Mah) 2:20.52s, 2. Kalpana Bairagi (Ben) 2:22.16, 3. Reema Patel (UP) 2:24.01; High jump: 1. K. Anandhi (TN) 1.61m EMR, 2. Antana Khatun (Ben) 1.58, 2. B. Shenbagapriya (TN) 1.55; Javelin: 1. Sophia Kispota (Jhar) 34.30m, 2. Anju Rathi (Har) 33.43, 3. Sanju Bind (UP) 31.70; Pentathlon: 1. Antana Khatun (Ben) 3311 points NNR (old 3042), 2. Reena Baa (Ori) 2538, 3. B. Shenbagapriya (TN) 2515.

Under-14: Triathlon `A': 1. Fatema Khatun (Ben) 1680 points NMR (old 1585), 2. Apeksha S. Pawar (Kar) 1653, 3. Sanjana Lahange (Mah) 1503; Triathlon `B': 1. Sonu (AFI) 1785 points, 2. Sofhia Lowrance (TN) 1777, 3. Mohua Pal (Ben) 1703; Triathlon `C': 1. Pooja Patil (Mah) 1939 points, 2. Nitu (AFI) 1844, 3. Puspanjoli Mallick (Ori) 1826.

Team championship: Boys: 1. Uttar Pradesh (169 points), 2. Maharashtra (153).Girls: 1. West Bengal (284), 2. Maharashtra (200).

Best athletes: Boys: Surinder (AFI). Girls: Sabina Khatun (Ben).

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