Date:24/12/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/12/24/stories/2006122408981600.htm

Sport - Athletics

Salahudeen wins 800m

TIRUCHI: M. Salahudeen of host MIET Polytechnic College won the 800m gold at the inter-Polytechnic Athletic Association Tiruchi division athletic meet here on Saturday.

The results:

800m: 1. M. Salahudeen (MIET, 2:16.2s), 2. N. Jailani (GPT, Tiruchi), 3. S. Mahendran (SIT); 1500m: 1. C. Rajesh (SIT, 4:31.5s), 2. N. Naveen Kumar (Shanmugha PC), 3. R. Koteeswaran (Roever PC); 5000m: 1. C. Rajesh (SIT, 14:15.6s), 2. M. Navaneetham (SIT), 3. S. Sakthivel (IJPC); 110m hurdles: 1. A. Sabarinathan (SIT, 16.9s), 2. P. Muruganandam (Pattukottai PC), 3. K. Ashok Kumar (GPT, Aranthangi); 4x400m relay: 1. SIT, 2. MIET, 3. GPT, Aranthangi; Discus: 1. M. Rajavel (Subramanian PC, 25.45m), 2. D. Murali (DSPC), 3. R. Prabhu (DSPC); Shot put: 1. Vezhavendan (Roever PC, 8.99m), 2. A. Sridhar (Pattukottai PC), 3. D. Murali (DSPC); Pole vault: 1. R. Vinoth (DSPC, 2.50m), 2. S. Kavaskar (GPT, Arnathangi), 3. K. Bharathu Sharma (GPT, Aranthangi).