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Porpanaiyan wins 800m gold

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PUDUKOTTAI: S. Porpanaiyan of Pudukottai won the boys' under-20 800 metres gold in the 20th State junior athletic championship, conducted by the Pudukottai District Athletic Association, here on Saturday.

The results:

Boys: Under-20: 800m: 1. S. Porpanaiyan (Pudkottai, 2:02.16s), 2. P. Karupannan (SDAT-Madurai), 3. U. Navabharath (Krishnagiri). Javelin: 1. C. Arivoli (St. Joseph PSA, 62.03m), 2. A. Uthayakumar (Selvam SA), 3. T. Pawas Deen Jacob (St. Joseph PSA).

U-18: 800m: 1. Sarathi Chandar (Run Bird, 2:05.04s), 2. S.P. Ganesan (SBOA), 3. T. Nethaji (St. Joseph PSA). 5000m: 1. R. Santhosh Kumar (SDAT-Ooty, 16:43.86s), 2. R. Rajesh (Nilgris), 3. M. Leehiar (St. Joseph PSA). Triple jump: 1. R. Manikandan (SDAT AA, 14.05m), 2. S. Rajaakumar (SBOA), 3. M. Kalvin Deso (St. Joseph PSA).

U-16: 100m: 1. B. Azharudeen (SDAT-SH, 14.34s), 2. J. Brightus Raj (SDAT AA), 3. T. Arokyaraj (SDAT-SH). 800m: 1. A. Ezhilmaran (SDAT AA, 2:02.47s), 2. S. Dharma (SDAT-SH), 3. K. Anandan (SDAT AA).

Girls: U-20: Long jump: 1. P. Lakshmi (St. Joseph PSA, 5.67m), 2. P. Subashini (St. Joseph PSA), 3. R. Aruna (St. Joseph PSA). Hammer: 1. S. Saranya (Kovai AC, 39.44m), 2. Durgadevi (SIT, Madurai), 3. M. Jeeva (SIT). 10km walk: 1. R. Poornima (Selvam SA, 1:10:41.26s), 2. P. Nithya (St. Joseph PSA), 3. K. Priyadharshini (St. Joseph PSA).

U-18: Hammer: 1. R. Muthuselvi (SDAT-Erode, 32.94m), 2. Hemapriya (SDAT-Erode), 3. V. Revathi (SDAT-Erode). 5km walk: 1. C. Divya (Pudukottai, 33:30.32s), 2. Ansiya (St. Joseph PSA), 3. Vidhya (Kovai AC).

U-16: 100m: 1. G. Gayathry (St. Joseph PSA, 14.72s), 2. J. Hemashri (SDAT AA), 3. K. Anandhi (SBOA). 800m: 1. S. Sujitha (St. Joseph PSA, 2:25.48s), 2. G. Sowmiya (SDAT-Erode), 3. Yuvarani (SDAT-Erode). 3km walk: 1. P. Anjuka (SDAT AA, 18:35.71s), 2. P. Gayathri Devi (St. Joseph PSA), 3. A. Athira (St. Joseph PSA).