Date:23/10/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/10/23/stories/2006102308901800.htm

Sport - Athletics

Mayookha completes a fine double

Principal Correspondent

THRISSUR: Mayookha John, the 18-year-old Thalassery SAI athlete, bagged the under-20 triple jump gold, at the 50th Kerala State athletic championship on Sunday. She had won a stunning long jump gold on Saturday, shocking many top names.

With big stars M.A. Prajusha, Alka Chikili and Tincy Mathew — all of them had superior personal best marks than Mayookha — in the fray at the Corporation Stadium, the field was tight.

But while the big names wilted away on the loose and uneven runway, Mayookha picked gold with 12.38m, a personal best. Prajusha (personal best 12.81m) fouled three of her six rounds and won the silver with 12.34m while Tincy took the bronze.

Tintu Luka, the 17-year-old from Usha's School of Athletics, caught the eye once again while winning the girls' under-18 400m. She was much faster than international Sini Jose, the under-20 girls' champion, and the women's winner A.A. Vijila, which proves her class.

Ernakulam's Mohammed Naseem won a close race, stunning junior international V.B. Bineesh in the under-20 boys 400m.

The championship also had a close finish and ended in a tie, with Kottayam and Ernakulam sharing the overall honours with 566 points.

The winners: Men: 100m: Roshan Issac John (Klm, 11.09s). 400m: K.J. Arun (Alp, 49.48s). 1500m: C. Nadeesh (Tsr, 4:8.8s). 10,000m: V.K. Anilkumar (Pkd, 33:14.3s). 110m hurdles: B. Nimesh (Alp, 15.2s). High jump: K.R. Roshan (Ekm, 2.06m). Triple jump: Bibu Mathew (Ekm, 15.39m).

Shot put: Nibu T. Ninan (Pta, 12.55m). Discus: K.C. Gireesh (Ksgd, 42.26m). Decathlon: S. Jeeva (Tvm, 4,740 pts). 4x100m relay: Alappuzha (43.31s). 4x400m relay: Alappuzha (3:21.4s). 20,000m race walk: Tince James (Ktm, 1:58.31). Women: 400m: A.A. Vijila (Pta, 56.92s). 1500m: P.J. Sini (Tsr, 4:56.55s). 10,000m: V.V. Sindhu (Pkd, 41:19.88s).

High jump: N.K. Siji (Knr, 1.62m). Triple jump: 1. Meenu Mariya Jose (Ktm, 11.68m). Javelin: Bincy Devasia (Klm, 39.09m). Hammer throw: Anitha Abraham (Ekm, 42.59m NMR; OR 42.44 of Dezimol K. Dominic, Idk, 2000). Heptathlon: Rose Mary Antony (Tvm, 4,031 pts).

4x100m relay: Kottayam (48.65s). 20,000m race walk: P. Nisha (Tsr, 2:1:26.5s). Juniors: Boys: Under-20: S. Arunjith (Klm, 11s). 400m: K.M. Mohammed Naseem (Ekm, 48.63s). 1500m: Sharlin Joseph (Ekm, 4:15.08). 10,000m: T. Gopi (Wyd, 34:33.35). 110m hurdles: S. Kannan (Ktm, 14.7s NMR; OR 15.2, P.E. Augustine, Tsr, 1995). 10,000m race walk: S. Sreejith (Ktm, 53:7.2s). High jump: Prince Jose (Ekm, 2.05m). Triple jump: Ebin Paul (Klm, 14.64m).

Shot put: Ambi Sugathan (Tvm, 14.43m). Discus: Jestin Jose (Ekm, 41.65m). Hammer throw: G. Krishnakumar (Ekm, 54.31m NMR; OR 51.34 of Charles E. Edapatt, Ekm, 2005). Decathlon: Aswin Kumar (Kzd, 5,429 pts). 4x100m relay: Kollam (43.6s). 4x400m relay: Kottayam (3:26.76m NMR; OR 3:27.3). Under-18: 100m: P.K. Anoop (Tsr, 11.39s). 400m: Robin Rose Mani (Idk, 49.25s NMR; OR 49.3 of K.L. Layesh, Tsr, 2002). 10,000m race walk: M. Shihabuddeen (Pkd, 53:43.3s). High jump: Jithin C. Thomas (Tvm, 1.95m NMR; OR 1.90 of S. Sreenath, Pta, 2001). Octathlon: A. Mubarak (Tvm, 4924 pts). 4x100m relay: Kollam (45.75s). 4x400m relay: Kottayam (3:37.62s).

Under-16: 100m: P.B. Gireesh (Ekm, 11.36s). 300m: M.C. Bineesh (Ktm, 37.32s). 800m: Sainul Abid (Mlp, 2:2.87s). 5000m race walk: Abin Sajeev (Ekm, 28:24.5s). High jump: Arun S. Kumar (Ekm, 1.82m).

Hammer throw: P.R. Jithin (Ekm, 37.45m). Pentathlon: S. Akhil (Ekm, 3140 pts). Medley relay: Ernakulam (2:4.89s NMR; OR 2:6.00s, Wyd, 2004).

Girls: Under-20: 100m: Neethu Rajan (Ekm, 12.73s). 400m: Sini Jose (Ktm, 58.31s). 1500m: Shameena Jabbar (Ekm, 4:43.02s). 5000m: Jijimol Jacob (Ktm, 18:46.8s). 10,000m race walk: Jolly Joseph (Ekm, 59:15.8s).

Triple jump: Mayookha Johny (Knr, 12.38m). Javelin: Jyothi Bhaskaran (Ktm, 33.86m). Hammer throw: Anitha Abraham (43.59m NMR, OR 39.84m, Priya Thomas, Ktm, 2002). Heptathlon: Roshna Roshan (Pta, 3,837 pts). 4x100m relay: Ernakulam (50.66s). 4x400m relay: Kottayam (4:7.53s).

Under-18: 400m: Tintu Luka (Kzd, 56.4s EMR). 5000m race walk: V.S. Sandhya (Pkd, 26:35.3s). 4x100m relay: Kozhikode (50.91s). 4x400m relay: Kozhikode (3:57.09s). Under-16: 100m: Shimna Baby (Knr, 12.3s). 300m: K.V. Albymol (Knr, 42.19s). 800m: Chinchu Jose (Knr, 2:16.6s). 3000m race walk: K.M. Meeshma (Pkd, 16:2.1s NMR, OR 16:9.8, V.S. Sandhya, Pkd, 2004). Long jump: C.S. Aenejamol (Idk, 5.13m). Shot put: Anju Prasad (Klm, 10.65m NMR; OR 9.93m, S.G.Greeshma, Tvm, 2003).

Javelin: K.K. Anoosha (Ekm, 28.82m). Pentathlon: Nathasha Chacko (Klm, 2,689 pts). Medley relay: Kannur (2:21.2s).

Saturday's events: Men: 400m hurdles: 1. P.P. Jomon (Ktm, 55.8s). Long jump: 1. K.M. Dileep (Tvm, 7.33m). Javelin throw: 1.

J. Jaison (Ktm, 53m).

Women: 100m: 1. E.S. Jyothi (Ktm, 12.2s). 100m hurdles: 1. A.K. Saranya (Ktm, 15.2s). 400m hurdles: 1. E.N. Sreelekha (Pta, 1:4.9s). Long jump: 1. A.P. Shini (Tsr, 5.51m). Discus: 1. Anitha Abraham (Ekm, 39.44m).

Juniors: Boys: Under-20: 400m hurdles: 1. Avin Thomas (Tsr, 54s).

Under-18: 1500m: 1. A. Aneesh (Tvm, 4:11.98s). 110m hurdles: 1. Jinsmon Joy (Kzd, 14.7s). 400m hurdles: 1. Shejil Varghese (Tsr, 54.53s NMR, OR 56.19 of M.R. Pradeep, Pkd, 2005). Shot put: 1. M. Shyamlal (Kzd, 13.47m). Under-16: 400m: 1. Nithin P. Abraham (Pkd, 52.91s).

Long jump: 1. K.P. Rafsan Jani (Tsr, 6.58m). Shot put: 1. Ahmed Nadeem (Mlp, 12.31m). Javelin: 1. R. Binu (Ekm, 47.02m).

Girls: Under-20: 100m hurdles: 1. Jojimol Joseph (Ktm, 15.3s). 400m hurdles: 1. Geetha Roby (Ktm, 1:6.09s). Long jump: 1. Mayookha Johny (Knr, 5.87m). High jump: 1. Geethu Scaria (Tsr, 1.61m) and Dessymol Abraham (Ekm, 1.61). Discus: 1. Anitha Abraham (Ekm, 39.15m).

Under-18: 1500m: 1. S.R. Bindu (Ktm, 4:49.59s NMR, OR 4:51.9 of Joma Philip, Pta, 2002). 3000m: 1. V.S. Sukanya (Pkd, 10:50.4s). 400m hurdles: 1. Preethu P. Joseph (Ekm, 1:7.39s NMR). High jump: 1. S. Aparna (Ekm, 1.55m) and N.D. Tintu (Knr, 1.55). Shot put: 1. J. Saranya (Klm, 11.72m NMR, OR 11.10 of S.G. Greeshma, Klm, 2005). Under-16: 400m: 1. C. Arya (Tvm, 59.22s). 100m hurdles: 1. Sanitha Sabu (Knr, 15.8s). Discus: 1. Toniya Chacko (Ekm, 30.57m).