Date:02/09/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/09/02/stories/2006090207201800.htm

Sport - Athletics

Mohanal sets meet record

MADURAI: N.C. Mohanal of Erode set a new meet record in the girls' under-20 1500 metres in the 21st junior inter-district athletics meet here on Friday. She clocked 4:50.1s to erase the old record of 4:51.42s.

W.I. Davaram, President, TNAA, declared the meet open.

The results: boys: u-20: 10000m: 1 M. Alagesan (Pkt) 34:04.6s, 2.P. Ezil Nilavan (Che), 3. Keerthivasan (NLG). Discus: 1. J.J. Razeen (Tri) 46.24m, 2. M. Dhandayauthapani (Kanchi), 3. N. Vinoth Kannan (Slm); 1500m: S. Porpanaiyan (Pkt) 4:11.7s. U-18: 1500m: 1. T. Nethaji (Kanchi) 4:17.4s, 2.V. Sasikumar (Namakkal) 4:20.9s; 3.Santhosh Kumar (NLG). U-16: highjump: 1.V.B. Pranava (KK) 1.74m, 2. Pon Sashreek (Che), 3. B. Chandra Mohan (KK). Shot put: 1. N. Sahngar (Kanchi) 14.24m, 2. V. Shyam Dharmarajan (Kanchi), 3. M. Divakar (Mdu).

Girls: u-20: 1500m: 1. N.C. Mohanal (Erode) 4:50.1s (NMR, OR: 4.51.4s) 2. Padmavathi (Cbe) 3. V. Prona (Che). U-18: 1500m: 1. V. Ruba Devi (Erode) 5:01.6s, 2. M. Selvi (Kanchi), 3. K. Vijaya Bharathi (Cbe). Shot put: 1. Anithacem (Che) 11.33m, 2. M. Bhuvana (Cbe), 3. S. Subashrini (Thiruvannamalai). U-16: Highjump: 1. K. Ananthy (Tiruvallur) 1.58m, 2. Shanmuga Priya (Erode), 3. Angeline Presilla (Tiruvallur). Discus: 1. T. Manisha (Svg) 33.45 m, 2. M.R. Gunasundari (SVG), 3. S. Mariammal (Tiruvallur).