Tamil Nadu - Thanjavur   

Marathons test endurance of youth

—Photo: M. SRINATH

front runners:Students participating in the marathon in Thanjavur on Sunday.

THANJAVUR: The marathon organised by the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) on Sunday saw nearly 350 persons - 250 male and 100 female – strived to beat each others to the draw and walk away with prizes.

K.A.Senthil Velan, Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, flagged off the race held in three categories from Annai Sathya Stadium. It was 15 km for men while women had to cover a distance of 10 km. For boys and girls, below 16 years of age, the race was five km. In the men category, Mathivanan of Manali Ramakrishna Polytechnic finished first while Vignesh Kumar of Bharath College of Science and Management second, and Karthik Raja of SDAT third. Maheswari, Hema and Arulnidhi, all students of P.V. Selvaraj Higher Secondary, grabbed the three spots in the women side.

Anand of Government Higher Secondary School at Punavasal near Peravurani came first in the boys' category. Muthukrishnan of Srinivasa Rao Higher Secondary school, Thiruvaiyaru, and Mukhil of Nava Bharath Higher Secondary School secured second and third positions. Manimekalai, Sangeetha and Ilavarasi, all students of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Papanadu, sealed the top three slots.

Mangaleswaran, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Thanjavur, gave away prizes to the winners. T.Selvakumar, District Sports Officer, said winners of the district level marathon would participate in the state-level marathon to be held soon.

Tiruvarur

A total of 475 persons participated in the marathon held in Tiruvarur on Saturday. Among men, P.Kumaran, S.Subash Chandra Bose and Manikandan came first, second and third. In the women category, Aiswarya, Yamuna and Abhinaya secured the top three. In the under-16 girls category, Gunamanali came first while S.Akilandeswari and Babitha finished second and third. In the boys side, Sibi Chakravarthy came first, David second and Manimaran third. R.Shankar, vice chairman, Tiruvarur Municipality, distributed prizes to the winners at the municipal office. P.Gandhi, District Sports Officer, was present.

Pudukottai

Over 500 persons participated in the marathon held on Sunday. It was flagged off from the district stadium by M.S. Muthusamy, Superintendent of Police, in the presence of S. Vanchinathan, District Sports Officer. J. Jonathan, senior principal, Mount Zion Matriculation HSS, gave away the prizes to the winners.

Winners

21-km: Men: 1. P. Loganathan (Kavinadu Youth Sports Club), 2. K. Dakshinamoorthy (Janani Sports Club), 3. S. Prabhakaran (Apex Sports Club); Women: 1. S. Renuka (Kavinadu SC), 2. V. Nirosha (Janani SC), 3. R. Abirami (Apex SC).

10-km: Men: 1. K. Anandaraj (Janani SC), 2. M. Muthukumar (H.H. The Rajah's College), 3. R. Manikandan (Kavinadu Youth SC); Women: 1. L. Suriya (Kavinadu Youth SC), 2. P. Rani (Janani SC), 3. S. Vijayalakshmi (Janani SC).

5-km: Boys: 1. V. Arangamuthu (Janani), 2. A. Mohammed Shajin (Kavinadu Youth SC), 3. A. Vignesh (Kavinadu Youth SC); Girls: 1. C. Suseela (Kavinadu Youth SC), 2. G. Vinothini (St. Anne's High School), 3. K. Ananthi (Kavinadu Youth SC).

5-km: Veteran: 1. D. Paul, 2. S. Kuberadoss, 3. M. Periyasamy.

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