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Nikhil sets boys’ under-20 high jump record

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Nikhil Chittarasu

CHANDIGARH: Tamil Nadu’s C. Nikhil Chittarasu set a new National record in the boys’ under-20 high jump event on the concluding day of the National inter-zone athletics championships here on Thursday.

Tamil Nadu topped the medals tally with 16 gold, 23 silver and 16 bronze medals. Haryana (15 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze) and West Bengal (14 gold, 12 silver and 17 bronze) took the second and third spots respectively.

The results: Boys: U-20: 100m: 1. Sukhendu Mondal (WB) 11.17; 2. Rabi Das (Ori) 11.30; 3. Bhupender Singh (Utk) 11.42; 800m: 1. Bir Singh (Del) 1:58.38; 2. Dattatray Zodge (Mah) 1:58.71; 3. Somra Oraon (Jha) 1:58.76; 400m hurdles: 1. Akhil Francis (AP) 52.95; 2. Dharma Dhar Mahanta (Ori) 54.29; 3. Sandeep Burh (Ori) 55.59; 3000m steeplechase: 1. Sunil Kumar (Mah) 9:26.53; 2. Yogendra Kumar (UP) 9:57.08; 3. Rakesh H.S. (Kar) 10:05.72; High jump: 1. C. Nikhil Chittarasu (TN) 2.17m (NR, previous 2.15m); 2. A. Karthikeyan (TN) 2.13m; 3. Vijay Kumar (Jhar) 2.03m; 10,000m walk: 1. Mani Ram (MP) 45:53.73; 2. Sandeep Kumar (Har) 46:55.97; 3. Radheshyam (Guj) 50:28.20.

U-18: 100m: 1. Amiya Kumar Mallick (Ori) 11.15; 2. Manish (Har) 11.22; 3. Bharathari (Har) 11.52; 800m: 1. Mandeep (Har) 1:57.29; 2. Dhiraj Soni (Jhar) 1:57.46; 3. Raman Yadav (UP) 1:57.62; 400m hurdles: 1. Lukmal Hakkim K. (Ker) 53.92 (NMR, previous 54.85); 2. S. Mervin (TN) 54.46; 3. Durgesh (Guj) 54.52; High jump: 1. S.R. Chandra Kumar (TN) 1.98m; 2. Jithu Johny (Ker) 1.95m; 2. Rupender (Guj) 1.95m; 10,000m walk: 1. Deepak Kumar (Guj) 47:37.97; 2. Kapil Kumar (Guj) 47:54.20; 3. Emmanuel Sebastian (Ker) 53:44.66.

U-16: 100m: 1. Jitender Pal (Utk) 11.73; 2. M.P. Mohankumar (TN) 11.73; 3. Samir Munda (Jhar) 11.73; 800m: 1. Ravi Pratap (Cht) 2:02.80; 2. Loverinder Singh (Pun) 2:03.10; 3. K. Sakthivel (TN) 2:03.40; 3000m: 1. Kuldeep Chauhan (Utk) 9:17.74; 2. Rajender Singh (AP) 9:22.92; 3. Rajender Bind (UP) 9:24.67; High jump: 1. Sikander (Har) 2.03m (NR, previous 1.98m); 2. Harshith S. (Kar) 1.91m; 3. A. Dhinakaran (TN) 1.88m; 5000m walk: 1. Pradeep Singh (Mah) 25:43.38; 2. Akshay B. Talawar (Kar) 26:01.40; 3. Dileep M.K. (Ker) 29:18.66; Pentathlon: 1. Baljinder Singh (Mah) 35.62m; 2. A. Mathavan (TN) 34.72m; 3. Prosenjit Sardar 34.56m.

U-14: 100m: 1. A. Pavithran (TN) 11.85; 2. Abdu Samad K.M. (Ker) 11.96; 3. Shahrukh Azad (Jhar) 12.10; High jump: 1. Asesh Chandra Roy (WB) 1.83m; 2. Mohammed Faaz (Ker) 1.79m; 3. T. Rajavelan (TN) 1.77m.

Girls: U-20: 100m: 1. Bhagyashari Shirke (Mah) 12.71; 2. Shilpa C. (Ker) 12.72; 3. Renubala Mahanta (Ori) 12.82; 800m: 1. Alekhya G. (AP) 2:12.92; 2. Sakshi (Har) 2:16.83; 3. Kalpana Bairagi (WB) 2:20.58; 3000m: 1. L. Suriya (TN) 10:34.64; 2. Jayashree Borgi (Mah) 10:36.85; 3. Anupama Sarkar (WB) 10:37.70; 400m hurdles: 1. Bratati Basanta (WB) 1:05.33; 2. S. Sujitha (TN) 1:06.84; 3. Seuli Chakraborty (WB) 1:07.41; Shot put: 1. Sharmila Dey (WB) 12.30m; 2. Rinku Sangwan (Har) 12.12m; 3. Soniya (Har) 11.86m; Heptathlon: 1. Antana Khatun (WB) 41.67m; 2. Reena Baa (Ori) 37.59m; 3. Sahi Goldi (Mah) 37.54m.

U-18: 100m: 1. Pranita Save (Mah) 13.03; 2. Swathi Prabha (Ker) 13.10; 3. Puspanjali Mallik (Ori) 13.38; 800m: 1. Ritu (Har) 2:16.91; 2. Alishka Agarwal (Jhar) 2:17.08; 3. Fulan Khatun (WB) 2:18.47; 3000m: 1. Ritu Dinkar (Jhar) 10:34.77; 2. Monika Athare (Mah) 10:39.08; 3. V.V. Sobha (Ker) 10:55.95; 400m hurdles: 1. Sonal Chawla (Del) 1:05.33; 2. S. Nivetha (TN) 1:07.04; 3. M. Arpitha (Kar) 1:07.97; Shot put: 1. Prabhjot Kaur (Pun) 12.91m (NMR, previous 12.48m); 2. Pinky Dey (WB) 12.74m; 3. A. Sindhuja (TN) 11.49m; Heptathlon: 1. Purnima Hembram (Ori) 37.54m; 2. S. Neelaveni (TN) 36.07m; 3. Prajna S. Prakash (Kar) 31.53m. U-16: 100m: 1. Ruma Sarkar (WB) 12.79; 2. G. Lavanya (Ker) 13.05; 3. Santi Biswas (WB) 13.06; 800m: 1. Preeti (Har) 2:22.90; 2. R. Pavithra (TN) 2:23.20; 3. Sangeeta Yadav (UP) 2:29.80; 3000m: 1. M.D. Thara (Ker) 10:36.49; 2. Meena Kumari (Har) 10:52.95; 3. P.U. Chitra (Ker) 10:59.03; Shot put: 1. Sarah Vora (Mah) 10.56m; 2. A. Lakshmi Priya (TN) 10.26m; 3. Rashmi (UP) 10.14m; Javelin: 1. K. Rashmi (Kar) 34.20m; 2. Prachi Patil (Mah) 32.47m; 3. Navdeep (Har) 32.08m; Pentathlon: 1. Aruna Jyothi (AP) 23.63m; 2. Tanjila Khatun (WB) 22.10m; 3. B. Mounika (AP) 22.05m. U-14: 100m: 1. Tallulah Braganza (Goa) 13.50; 2. Karen Mistry (Mah) 13.58; 3. C. Tina (TN) 13.61; Shot put: 1. K. Subhashini (TN) 10.01m; 2. S. Mahalakshmi (TN) 9.65m; 3. Laxmi Tarkar (Mah) 7.90m.