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Kerala reigns supreme

Special Correspondent

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MAKING HIS MARK: Rohit Kumar of Uttar Pradesh set a National record in the boys’ under-18 javelin event.

MYSORE: Kerala contingent was cock-a-hoop. And understandably so, after retaining the overall championship trophy with a whopping tally of 36 gold, 31 silver and 21 bronze at the conclusion of the 24th junior National athletic championships at the Chamundi Vihar Stadium here on Sunday.

Kerala won team honours in the girls under-16, u-18, u-20 and the boys u-20 sections to emerge overall champions.

The results: Boys: Under-20: 800m: 1. Pankaj Dimri (Utkd) 1:55.67s; 2. Ajit Kumar (Jhd); 3. Vipul Rana (UP). 5000m: 1. Karan Singh (Har) 15:09.50s. Long jump: 1. A. Rositti Sax (TN) 7.01m; 2. Angello S.S. (Ker); 3. Sobin George (Ker). Discus: 1. Arjun Kumar (Del) 54.30m (NMR; Old: 53.90, Harpreet Singh, Delhi, Vijayawada, 2004); 2. Anshu Rai (UP); 3. Dharamveer Singh (Har). 4x100m relay: 1. Kerala (Md. Sadiq, K. Shareef, Sajith K., Anoop T.K.) 42.44s. Decathlon: 1. Mubarak A. (Ker) 6276 pts. Pole vault: 1. Awadesh Kumar (UP) 4.40m.

Under-18: 800m: 1. Arun Kumar (Ker) 1:55.95s; 2. A. Laxmiram (AP); 3. Somra Oraon (Jhd). Javelin: 1. Rohit Kumar (UP) 71.52m (National Record; Old: 68.47, Gurkirat Singh, North Zone); 2. Gagandeep Singh (Pun); 3. Krishan Kumar Patel (UP). edley relay: 1. Andhra Pradesh 1:57.78s; 2. Haryana; 3. Delhi.

Under-16: ammer: 1. Sukhdev Singh (Har) 66.51m (NMR; Old: 65.35, Harminder Singh, UP, Bangalore, 2006), 2. Ali Ahmed (UP); 3. Assa Singh (Pun). Medley relay: 1. Maharashtra 2:01.26s; 2. Tamil Nadu; 3. Kerala.

Girls: Under-20: 800m: 1.Tintu Luka (Ker) 2:07.48s; 2. Stephy Abraham (Ker); 3. G. Alekya (AP). 5000m: 1. Shibani Das (WB) 18:13.80 secs; 2. V. Prabhavathi (AP); 3. Tippavva S. Sannakki (Kar). Triple jump: 1. Mareena Joseph (Ker) 11.87m; 2. Aparna (Ker); 3. S. Delphin Rani (TN). 4x100m relay: 1. Kerala (Shilpa, Shamna, Santhini, Manju) 49.08s.

Under-18: 800m: 1. Chinchu Jose (Ker) 2:14.02s; 2. Sindhy Amol C.S. (Ker); 3. Namita Kabat (Ori). High jump: 1. K. Ananthi (TN) 1.61m; 2. Steny Michael (Ker); 3. B. Shenbaga Priya (TN). Javelin: 1. Anju Rathi (Har) 39.36m (NMR; Old: 39.11, Bincy Devasia, Kerala, 2003); 2. Biji Mohanan B. (Ker); 3. Shahjehani (Kar). Pole vault: 1. Dija K.C. (Ker) 3.10m; 2. S. Archana (Pud); 3. Sinju Prakash (Ker). Medley relay: 1. Kerala 2:15.47s.

Under-16: 800m: 1. Anu R. (Ker) 2:19.26s. Medley relay: 1. Kerala 2:15.79s; 2. Andhra Pradesh; 3. Tamil Nadu.

Under-14: 100m: 1. Ruma Sarkar (WB) 12.79s; 2. Sumimol Mathew (Ker); 3. Prithvi Mathew (Del). 600m: 1. P. Pavithra (TN) 1:39.82s; 2. Ancy M. (Ker); 3. Arshitha (AP).

Team championship: Overall title: Kerala; Boys: U-20: Kerala; U-18: Uttar Pradesh; U-16: Haryana; U-14: Tamil Nadu.

Girls: U-20: Kerala; U-18: Kerala; U-16: Kerala; U-14: Karnataka.

Special awards: Best athlete: Boys: U-20: Jitin Paul (Ker, 1007 points); U-18: Saba Bhagat (Mah, 1056); U-16: Sukhdev Singh (Har, 966); U-14: P. Anburaja (TN, 778).

Girls: U-20: Tintu Luka (Ker, 1051); U-18: G. Gayathry (TN, 1028); U-16: Ranjitha Mahanta (Ori, 992); U-14: Ruma Sarkar (WB, 876).

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