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Jibin Sebastian shatters hurdles record

Principal Correspondent

— Photo: H. Vibhu

Jibin Sebastian.

KOCHI: Just four months ago, Jibin Sebastian, the son of a bus driver, was leaping over home-made hurdles at Chakkitapara, near Kozhikode. He could not afford decent ones but some long pipes and wooden sticks came in very handy for the 17-year-old and his friends.

Seeing his enthusiasm, K.M. Peter, a former athlete and a Co-operative Bank employee who trains promising athletes during his spare time, brought Jibin a set of hurdles. On Sunday, the youngster shattered the two-year-old under-18 boys’ 400m hurdles meet record at the Holiday Group 52nd Kerala State athletics championship at the Maharaja’s Stadium here.

Jibin had broken the National inter-zone record in Jamshedpur in September but he was a lot faster in Kochi.

Surprisingly, Jibin was a confused athlete till recently. “I began athletics with high jump but had to quit because we didn’t have a foam pit. I tried the triple jump and the 400m flat but now I know that hurdles is my strong event,” said the 12th standard student of St. George’s School, Kulathuvayil.

The junior 400m hurdles final was close with C.M. Neeraj and Lukmal Hakkim, who came behind Jibin for the silver and bronze, also bettering the meet record. Nine meet records were rewritten on Sunday.

Overall honours for Kottayam

Kottayam won the overall honours in both the senior and junior championships while Ernakulam seniors and Palakkad juniors finished runners-up.

The results: Men: 200m: 1. Mohammed Anees (Ekm) 22.07s, 2. C.G. Anas (Kzd), 3. C.P. Anas (Knr). 1,500m: 1. Bibin Baby (Ktm) 4:6.74s, 2. T.S. Rajeev (Pkd), 3. A.C. Nikhil (Tsr). 20,000m walk: 1. Binu Varghese (Ekm) 1:45.4.6s, 2. S. Sreejith (Ktm), 3. P.C. Sanoop (Ktm). 400m hurdles: 1. Joyal Joseph (Ktm) 56.34s, 2. Jitto Mathew (Ekm), 3. E.P. Rashid (Pkd). Triple jump: 1. Saiju Saimon (Ekm) 15.06m, 2. Anoop Joseph (Ekm), 3. V. Biju (Pkd). Pole vault: 1. Bineesh Jacob (Kttm) 4.60m, 2. Vijay Varghese (Ktm), 3. Dhaneesh Stephen (Ktm). Javelin throw: Jerrin Varghese (Pta) 58.33m, 2. T.P. Anoop (Ktm), 3. C.S. Dhanaraj (Tsr). Hammer throw: 1. Charles E. Edappattu (Ekm) 49.61m, 2. Nidhin Mohanan (Ktm), 3. S. Pramod (Pkd).

Boys: Under-20: 200m: 1. M.N. Manukumar (Tsr) 22.72s, 2. K. Sajith (Ktm), 3. K. Shereef (Ktm). 1,500m: 1. Vipin Francis (Ktm) 4:7.74s, 2. Dibin Davis (Kzd), 3. Sebastian (Tvm). 400m hurdles: 1. Jithin Paul (Tsr) 53.99s, 2. Shejil Varghese (Tsr), 3. Subin Baby (Tvm). 3,000m steeple chase: 1. K. S. Siva (Kzd) 11:55.49s, 2. M. S. Akhil (Ktm), 3. M. S. Sounil (Tsr). Triple jump: 1. K. Sreejithmon (Alp) 14.76m, 2. Rakesh Babu (Kzd), 3. Richen Joseph (Ekm). Pole vault: 1. C. B. Anoop (Ekm) 3.90m, 2. K. P. Akhil (Tvm), 3. Sumesh Mohan (Tvm). Javelin throw: 1. Jithin James (Ktm) 41.77m, 2. C.H. Aneesh Babu (Pkd), 3. Muhammed Asif (Alp). Hammer throw: 1. Jithin James (Ktm) 41.77m, 2. C.H. Aneesh Babu (Pkd). 4x400m relay: 1. Tsr (3:30.14s), 2. Ekm (3:32.37), 3. Klm (3:37.15).

Under-18: 200m: 1. M. M. Sreeraj (Ekm) 22.33s, 2. P. B. Gireesh (Ekm), 3. K. S. Shehensha (Tsr). 1,500m: 1. T. S. Sunil (Ekm) 4:6.3s, 2. Jinson Johnson (Ktm), 3. Anumod Soman (Idk). 400m hurdles: 1. Jibin Sebastian (Kzd) 54.71s NMR, OR M.R. Pradeep, Pkd, 56.19s, 2006; 2. C.M. Sreeraj (Tsr) 55.13 BMR, 3. Lukmal Hakkim (Ekm) 55.57 BMR. 3,000m steeple chase: 1. V.R. Linu (Tvm) 11:10.96s, 2. Linto Joseph (Ktm), 3. K.H. Sanumon (Kzd). Pole vault: 1. P. S. Arun (Ekm) 3.50m, 2. James J. Kappan (Ekm), 3. Anoop Johny (Ekm). Javelin throw: 1. P. V. Riyas (Pkd) 57.96m NMR, OR V. Ajlan, Knr, 54.99, 2004, 2. K. N. John Willington (Ktm) 3. Vishnu Dev (Ekm). Hammer throw: 1. Sachin James (Kzd) 52.82m, 2. Jijo James (Ekm), 3. Adhil Abdullah (Mlp). Medley relay: 1. Ktm (1:59.6s), 2. Tsr (2:63),. 3. Pkd (2:4.13). Under-16: 200m: 1. O. S. Sujith (Ksgd) 23.65s, 2. Rijo P. Sebastian (Ktm), 3. Thomas J. Vazhavelin (Ktm). 1,500m: 1. V. J. Prasad (Pkd) 4:22.75s, 2. Ajmal Ridwan (Mlp), 3. Abin Baby (Ktm). Javelin throw: 1. M.V. Vishnu Valsan (Mlp) 53.28m NMR, OR M.M. Arunkumar, Ekm, 53.21m, 2000, 2. Akash Soman (Ktm), 3. S. Rejitto (Tsr). Hammer throw: 1. Chindhu Sam (Ktm) 37.27m, 2. Muhammed Ashrudeen (Alp), 3. Denil Devassy (Ekm). Pentathlon: 1. C.S. Abhay Dev (Ktm) 3,300 pts, 2. G.R. Sarath Kumar (Tvm), 3. Bastin Joseph (Ktm). Medley relay: 1. Ernakulam (2:4.04s, NMR, OR own, 2:4.89, 2006), 2. Ktm (2:6.09), 3. Pkd (2:9.32).

Women: 200m: 1. C. T. Raji (Tvm) 25.23s, 2. N. K. Jaseera (Tsr), 3. Tiana Mary Thomas (Ekm). 1,500m: 1. Jijimol Jacob (Ktm) 4:52.25s, 2. S. Ragini (Pkd), 3. K. S. Saranya (Ktm). 20,000m race walk: 1. V. S. Sandhya (Pkd) 2:1:11.6s, 2. P. Nisha (Ktm), 3. Sinu Sivadas (Pkd). Triple jump: 1. Tessymol Joseph (Tvm) 12.61m, 2. Resmi Bose (Tvm), 3. Meenu Mariya (Ktm). Hammer throw: 1. Anitha Abraham (Ekm) 48.64m NMR, OR Dezimol K. Dominic, Idk, 42.44m, 2000, 2. Anumol Baby (Tsr), 3. Akhila Devadas (Ktm). 4x100m relay: 1. Pta (3:53.81s), 2. Tsr (3:57.47), 3. Ktm (4:6.83).

Girls: Under-20: 200m: 1. Anu Mariam Jose (Knr) 25.45s, 2. V. Santhini (Pkd), 3. C. Shilpa (Kzd). 1,500m: 1. S. R. Bindu (Ktm) 4:40.95s, 2. Karthika Mohanan (Ktm), 3. Jomy Jose (Pta). 400m hurdles: 1. V. J. Sona (Knr) 1:1.67s, 2. K. A. Soniya (Kzd), 3. K. V. Sajitha (Knr). Triple jump: 1. Neethu Mathew (Ekm) 12.41m, 2. S. Aparna (Pta), 3. Mareena Joseph (Knr). Hammer throw: 1. Dhanya Treesa Abraham (Ktm) 33.58m, 2. P. C. Karthika (Ktm), 3. Navena Sebastian (Ekm). Heptathlon: 1. Niksy Joseph (Pta) 4,385 pts, 2. Liksy Joseph (Pta), 3. P. J. Asha (Ktm). 4x100m relay: 1. Knr (3:48.88s NMR, OR own, 3:55.5, 1999), 2. Kzd (3:48.39, BR), 3. Ktm (4:4.06).

Under-18: 200m: 1.A. V. Swati Prabha (Kzd) 25.59s, 2. Shimna Baby (Knr), 3. Aswathi Mohanan (Kzd). 1,500m: 1. K. Sinsha (Ekm) 4:49.59s NMR, OR S. R. Bindu, Ktm, 4:49.59, 2006, 2. V. V. Sobha (Pkd), 3. Desty Sunny (Ekm). 400m hurdles: 1. Vidya V. Nair (Pkd) 1:9.34s), 2. M. Sunitha (Pkd), 3. Divya Paul (Tsr). Hammer throw: 1. P. S. Amritha (Pkd) 35.74m, 2. Akhila Devadas (Ktm), 3. P. B. Mebymol (Ktm). Triple jump: 1. Uma Uthaman (Alp) 12.38m, 2. M. Arya (Klm), 3. P. S. Savitha (Tvm). Heptathlon: 1. Natasha Chacko (Tvm) 3,965 pts, 2. Saranya Sajeev (Pta), 3. K. Suryamole (Tvm). Medley relay: 1. Knr (2:17.47s), 2. Ktm (2:23.9), 3. Ekm (2:25.07).

Under-16: 200m: 1. K. Manju (Knr) 26.46s, 2. O. V. Revathy (Knr), 3. Anu Thomas (Ekm). 1,500m: 1. M. D. Thara (Pkd) 4:49.01s, 2. Resin George (Ktm), 3. Anusha Raj (Knr). Pentathlon: 1. P. G. Adheena (Klm) 2,671 pts, 2. P. B. Vaishnandu (Tvm), 3. Johncy Kuriakose (Knr). Medley relay: 1. Kannur (2:19.96s, NMR, OR own, 2:21.2, 2006).