Date:04/01/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/01/04/stories/2005010410161800.htm

Sport - Athletics

Lisky Joseph bags a double

HYDERABAD, JAN. 3. Lisky Joseph of Labour India Public School (Kottayam) bagged a double winning the under-16 girls' 800m and high jump events in the All India CBSE athletic meet being organised under floodlights at GMC Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli near here today.

The results:

Girls Under-14 — Discus: 1. Gurprit Kaur (Oxford School, Morarkhara) 29.01 m, 2. Manjeet Yadav (Salwan PS, Gurgaon), 3. Roopika (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Hyd).

Under-16 — 800 m: 1. Lisky Joseph (Labour India PS, Kottayam) 2.31.71, 2. Akwinder Kaur (SGTBSS, Patiala), 3. Gurjinder Kaur (Guru Teg Bahadur Secondary, Patiala).

High jump: 1. Lisky Joseph (LIPS, Kottayam) 1.53 m, 2. Akansha D.Naik (Vasanth Valley, Dli), 3. Navdeep (Sri Harikrishna School (Tarn Taran).

Under-19 — Shotput: 1. Priyanka (Shah Satnam JGS, Sirsa) 10.43 m, 2. Balwinder Kaur (RBDAV Sr Secondary), 3. Palak (Swami Narayan Vidyapeeth).

Boys Under-19 — 800 m: 1. Ashok Kumar Gupta (Vivekananda, Saktinagar) 2.02.71, 2. Ashok (RSPS, Sedhrawali), 3. Sitaram Sharma (Saraswathi Vidya Mandir, Mathura).

Under-16 — High jump: 1. Munseer (MES Indian School, Gulf) 1.72 m, 2. Prateek Pednekar (Our Own English School, Gulf), 3. Jeevan Verghese (Indian Country School, Kuwait).