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Premlal Sharma claims gold

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RISING TO THE OCCASION: India's Premlal Sharma won the pole vault gold in the 75+ category. — Photo: G.P. Sampath Kumar

BANGALORE: Premlal Sharma won the gold in the men's 75-plus pole vault event on the penultimate day of the 14th Asia Masters Athletic championship at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday.

K.G.G. Menike of Sri Lanka was another notable performer of the day, winning her second gold with a 1:16.5s effort to claim the 300m hurdles in the women's 55-plus category. Earlier, Menike had won the 200 metres on Friday.

The results: Men: 35-plus: 400m hurdles: L. Pasupathi (Ind) 1:02.0s; Pole vault: M.D. Jayatissa (SL) 3.50m; 40-plus: 110 m hurdles: Shome Tutun (Ind) 17.5s; 400m hurdles: Abdul Kadar (Ind) 1:06.1s; Pole vault: Emerson Obiena (Phi) 4.70m.

45-plus: 110 m hurdles: Mohammed Fauzi Bin Ahmed (Mas) 19.0s; 400m hurdles: Wilfred (SL) 1:04.4s; Pole vault: Dr. Sabu P. Samuel (Ind) 2.60m; Shot put: Tapas Kumar Das (Ind) 12.33m.

50-plus: 400m hurdles: Bawriya Ishwar (Ind) 1:04.1s.

55-plus: 400m hurdles: K.A.P. Ariyaratne (SL) 1:11.4s.

60-plus: Shot put: Terumi Suzuki (Jpn) 11.59m; 2000m steeplechase: Karl Kunz (Tha) 8:50.2s.

65-plus: 2000m steeplechase: Tiparia Tiu (Ind) 8:59.2s.

70-plus: 2000m steeplechase: Kunio Ichikawa (Jpn) 9:16.3s.

75-plus: Pole vault: Premlal Sharma (Ind) 2.00m.

80-plus: 2000m steeplechase: Soichi Tamoi (Jpn) 11:22.5s; Long jump: S. Chand (Ind) 1.80m.

Women: 35-plus: 400m hurdles: V. Welpahala (SL) 1:23.4s; Hammer throw: Sunita Kumari (Ind) 27.16m.

40-plus: 400m hurdles: Surinder Kaur (Ind) 1:23.0s; 2000m steeplechase: Arati Mahilry (Ind) 10:37.9s; Hammer throw: Lalitha Jayaram (Ind) 32.28m.

45-plus: 2000m steeplechase: B.D. Weerasena (SL) 11:01.2s; Hammer throw: Shushila Phogat (Ind) 34.09m.

50-plus: 300m hurdles: M.N. Rajana Gopi (Ind) 1:14.7s; Hammer throw: Kayako Maeda (Jpn) 29.97m. 2000m steeplechase: Rita Borchetia Gogoi (Ind) 12:22.7s.

55-plus: 2000m steeplechase: Katika Latha Das (Ind) 12:58. 2s; 300m hurdles: K.G.G. Menike (SL) 1:16.5s; Hammer throw: Ana Julieta Fernandes (Ind) 25.34m.

60-plus: Hammer throw: Kunjarani Thokehom (Ind) 22.06m.

65-plus: Hammer throw: Tomoko Kanari (Jpn) 27.20m.

70-plus: Hammer throw: Sumiko Kodama (Jpn) 26.32m.

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