Date:28/12/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/12/28/stories/2006122807722000.htm

Sport - Athletics

Neethu takes triple jump gold

MUMBAI: Kerala girl Neethu Matthew (12.09m) claimed the triple jump gold at the 52nd National Schools Athletic meet organised by Directorate of Sports and Youth Services for Maharashtra at the Priyadarshini Park, Napean Sea Road on Wednesday.

The results: Boys: Under-19: Triple Jump: Manoj Kumar (Har) 14.72m; Shaiju Simon (Ker) 14.49m; Dinesh Sharma (Har) 14.35m. Shot Put: Sanjeev Rathi (Del) 15.28m; Ashwini Sharma (Del) 14.83m; Jagbeer Singh (Har) 14.81m. 1500m: D Soren (Ori) 4:03.7 secs; Sandip Kalugade (Mah) 4:04.3 secs; Sharlin Joseph (Ker) 4:04.9 secs. Under-17: 1500m: Birsa Oram (Ori) 4:09.7; Baljeet Yadav (Har) 4:10.0; Vinod Kumar Yadav (UP) 4:10.2. Javelin: Sandeep Omprakash (Har) 64.26; Krishnakumar S. (UP) 60.15; Arun Kumar (Del) 58.52. Under-14: High Jump: Bineesh Shaji (Ker) 1.76m; Purkharam (Raj) 1.70m; Sikander Pratap (Del) 1.65m.

Girls: Under-19: 1500m: Navjoban Kaur (Pun) 4:40.1 secs, Shameena Jabbar (Ker) 4:40.5 secs; Sanita Dhankar (Har) 4:42.8 secs. Shot Put: Parveen Ram (Raj) 12.82m; 2) Saranya J (Ker) 11.76m; Suparna Ghosh (WB) 11.37m. Triple Jump: Neethu Matthew (Ker) 12.09m; Pankaja Kolhe (Mah) 11.88m; Aditi Shah (Mah) 11.75m. Under-17: 1500m: Ritu Dinkar (UP) 4:49.6; Pooja Varade (Mah) 4:52.8; Supinder Kaur (Punjab) 4:58.6. Long Jump: Princy Mary (Ker) 5.68 mtr; Kaushalya Devi (Haryana) 5.60 mtr; Tanjila Khatun (West Bengal) 5.49 mtr. Javelin: Janki Maggi (Chat) 40.29m; Rajshree More (Mah) 35.89m; Sophia Kispotta (Jha) 35.86.