Date:13/11/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/11/13/stories/2006111309051800.htm

Sport - Athletics

St. Joseph's wins title

Sports Reporter

PUDUKOTTAI: St. Joseph's Prime Sports Academy (Chennai), with 599 points, won the overall title at the 20th Tamil Nadu State junior athletics championship, conducted by the Pudukottai District Athletic Association, here on Sunday.

S. Raghupathy, Minister of State for Home Affairs, gave away the prizes.

The results:

Boys: Under-20: 200m: 1. M.N. Hemant Kirulkar (SJPSA, 22.44s); 2. K. Gurunathan (SJPSA); 3. V. Gowthaman (Royal AC). 5000m: 1. R. Rajesh (SJPSA, 16:19.41s); 2. G. Ramasamy (SDAT-Vellore); 3. K. Keertivasan (SDAT AA). High jump: 1. B. Elangumaran (SDAT-CSH, 1.93m); 2. G. Murali Krishnan (Crescent); 3. M. Krish Beethoven (Kovai AC). Hammer: 1. V. Ajay Krishnan (MDAA, 42.50m); 2. A. Antony Elavarasan (Sethu AC); 3. R. Peer Mohamed (Crescent).

Under-18: 400m hurdles: 1. L. Rajiv Gandhi (SDAT-CSH, 58.75s); 2. N. Saravanan (SDAT-Vellore); 3. V. Santhosh (Karl Marx). High jump: 1. L. Yogaraj (SDAT-CSH, 2.03m, NMR); 2. A. Karthikeyan (SDAT AC); 3. C. Nikhil (SDAT-CSH). Hammer: 1. K. Karthik Bharathy (SJPSA, 40.79m); 2. A. Hari Karthik (SDAT-Vellore); 3. V. Pratheep (SDAT-CSH). Pole vault: 1. P. Stephen Dinesh (SJPSA, 3.05m); 2. K. Shanawaz (SJPSA); 3. R. Veeramani (SJPSA).

Under-16: 2000m: 1. A. Ashok Kumar (SDAT-CSH, 6:10.2s); 2. K. Vijayan (SJPSA); 3. S. Sankar Raja Pandian (PDAA). Pentathlon: 1. J. Brightus Raj (SDAT AA, 3184 pts); 2. K. Prabhakaran (SDAT-CSH); 3. B. Azarudeen (SDAT-CSH). 5km-walk: 1. E. Joseph Kumar (USF, 29:19.22s); 2. G. Vaira Perumal (SDAT-CSH); 3. A. Rajesh (SDAT-Cuddalore).

Girls: Under-20: 3000m: 1. L. Suriya (PDAA, 10:21.86s, NMR); 2. S. Padmavathi (SJPSA); 3. S. Gangarani (SDAT-Erode). Triple jump: 1. P. Subashini (SJPSA, 11.58m); 2. R. Aruna (SJPSA); 3. A. Vijila (SDAT-Vellore).

Under-18: 400m hurdles: 1. Jennifer Elizabeth Belinda (SJPSA, 1:09.68s); 2. N. Abirami (SJPSA); 3. K. Yogalakshmi (SJPSA). 3000m: 1. K. Vijaya Bharathi (SDAT-AA, 11:37.33s); 2. R. Mala (PDAA); 3. A. Rajeswari (SDAT-Erode). Heptathlon: 1. D. Anitha Shree (SDAT-Erode, 3285 pts), 2. P. Petchiammal (SJPSA); 3. N. Gayathri (SDAT-Erode).

Under-16: Heptathlon: 1. G. Gayathri (SJPSA, 2676 pts); 2. B. Shenbagapriya (SDAT-Erode); 3. G. Anitha (SJPSA). Discus: 1. U. Vasumathy (SJPSA, 30.97m); 2. A. Sinduja (SDAT AA); 3. N. Mariyammal (SDAT AA).