Date:12/11/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/11/12/stories/2006111207021600.htm

Sport - Athletics

An uneventful day

Principal Correspondent

GULBARGA: It was an uneventful day at the junior State athletics championship at the Chandrashekar Patil Sports Complex here on Saturday. But the heartening aspect was the surge by the athletes from Sports Schools of Chandargi, Kudige and Vidyanagar that brought cheer to a host of coaches who have been striving long for the results.

Chandargi and Kudige athletes virtually stole the show in the lower age groups even as Youngsters Sports Club, Bangalore, made its presence felt in the under-20 and under-18 boys section in a big way.

Though the timings and distances were far from impressive, Sheetal Kumar, Friday's record breaker, almost did an encore in the boys under-18 shot put event but fell short by .03 metres of the record, putting to a distance of 15.43 metres.

The results (winners only): Boys: Under-20: 400m: U. Satish (YSC) 51.2s. 110m hurdles: A. Manjunath (YSC) 15.4s. 1,500m: Lokesh (YSC) 4:18.5s. 10km walk: Ravajappa N. Nandagowda (Dharwad) 1:02:49.0s. Triple jump: Vijaya Shankar (Mysore) 13.90m. Hammer throw: M. Aris (DK) 38.96m. Discus: Mounesh C. Gunagi (UK) 41.0m.

Under-18: 400m: Shivappa (Raichur) 51.1s. 1,500m: Iftekar Ahmed (DYSS, B'lore) 4:21.6s. Hammer throw: Dalen Rego (DK) 42.0m. Triple jump: M. Arshad (DYSS, B'lore) 13.69m. Shot put: Sheetal Kumar (YSC) 15.43m. 110m hurdles: Kuman Naik (SAI, Dharwad) 15.3s. 4x100m relay: SAI, Dharwad 45.8s.

Under-16: 2,000m: Chetan S. Tandel (UK) 6:10.38s. Medley relay: BSC 2:06.9s. 5km walk: Mahantesh B. Chendaki (SS Chandargi) 28:26.8s. Hammer throw: Muzakir Mohd. Khyzir (B'lore Rural) 35.76m. Javelin throw: Tippanna L. Melavanki 45.39m. High jump: S.S. Kattagi (Haveri) 1.65m. Long jump: Rishad Talati (Indo German) 6.13m. 100m hurdles: Nitosh Rathod (Bijapur) 15.3s.

Under-14: Triathlon: Group A: K. Purshotham (SS Kudige) 1355 pts. Group B: R. Rahul (Mysore)1186 pts. Group C: B. Vijay Durga (SS Chandargi ) 1744 pts. 4x100m relay: Bijapur 51.7s.

Girls: Under 20: 1,500m: T.D. Soumya (SH, Mysore) 5:21.8s. 100m hurdles: Viraja Shekar (Jain College) 18.1s. Discus: Soumya (Arjun T&F) 21.78m. 400m: Pavithra (DK) 61.3s.

Under-18: 5km walk: Rajabi (SAI Dharwad) 31:31.0s. 100m hurdles: Natasha Sagar (Indo German) 15.0s. Shot put: Jane Monise (DK) 9.43m. 400m: Shweta Sagar (SAI South) 59.9s. 1,500m: B.E. Indira (SAI South) 4:55.7s.

Under-16: 2,000m: K.C. Shruthi (SS Vidyanagar) 6:58.8s. 100m hurdles: Anvitha N. (BSC)16.5s. Long jump: G.M. Aishwarya (Indo German) 5.31m. Javelin throw: B. Sadhana (Rai) 24.21m. Medley relay: SS Kudige 2:30.9s.

Under-14: Triathlon: Group A: Apeksha S. Pawar (UK) 1508 pts. Group B: M. Amrutha (Sindhi School) 1488 pts. Group C: P.C. Kavitha (SAI Madikeri) 1650 pts. 4x100m relay: SAI Madikeri 56.0s.