Date:10/01/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/01/10/stories/2006011011352000.htm

Sport - Athletics

Samson, Rukmani bag double

Samson, Rukmani

bag double

HYDERABAD: M.K. Samson and K.K. Rukmani Ammal, both from NAARM, Hyderabad, bagged a `double' each in the men's and women's sections respectively in the ICAR south zone inter-institutional athletic meet here on Monday.

Samson won the discus throw and shot put events while Rukmani also triumphed in the same events.

The results: Men: 100 m: 1. K. Krishnan Nair (CPCRI, Kasargod) 11.50 sec, 2. Gerald Raja (CMFRI, Kochi), 3. Deepak Vin (CIFT, Kochi).

Discus throw: 1. M.K. Samson (NAARM, Hyd) 26.34 m, 2. A.K. Shaji (CMFRI, Kochi), 3. D. Balarama Reddy (CTRI, Rajahmundry).

Shot put: 1. M.K. Samson (NAARM, Hyd) 9.48 m, 2. A.K. Shaji (CMFRI, Kochi), 3. D. Balarama Reddy (CTRI, Rajaymundry).

Long jump: 1. Ancil Pereira (CPCRI, Kasargod) 4.77 m, 2. Gerald Raja (CMFRI, Kochi), 3. K. Krishnan Kunhi (CPCRI, Kasargod).

Women: 100 m: 1. M.V. Valasala (CIFT, Kochi) 16.61 sec, 2. K. Maruti (SBI, Coimbatore), 3. G. Aneeja (NAARM, Hyd).

Shot put: 1. K.K. Rukmani Ammal (NAARM, Hyd) 7.62 m, 2. G. Aneeja (NAARM, Hyd), 3. U. Rama (DRR, Hyd).

Discus throw: 1. K.K. Rukmani Ammal (NAARM, Hyd) 19.66 m, 2. G. Aneeja (NAARM, Hyd), 3. U. Rama (DRR, Hyd).

Long jump: 1. M.V. Valsala (CIFT) 3.08 m, 2. K. Maruthi (SBI), 3. V. Bhagyalakshmi (CTRI).

Javelin: 1. G. Aneeja (NAARM, Hyd) 21.79 m, 2. M.V. Valsala (CIFT), 3. K.K. Rukmani Ammal (NAARM). — Sports Reporter