Date:11/01/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/01/11/stories/2007011107642200.htm

Sport - Athletics

Two new marks set

Principal Correspondent

TENHIPALAM: Two new meet records marked the opening day of the Calicut University inter-collegiate athletics championship at the University Stadium here on Wednesday.

The records came in the men's hammer throw, in which K.P. Prajeesh of NSS, Ottappalam, broke his own record, and the men's 800m (C. Nadeesh, Sri Krishna, Guruvayur).

The results:

Men: 800m: 1. C. Nadeesh (Sri Krishna), 2. Sebin Mathew (CPE), 3. V.V. Jyothish (St. Thomas), (1:54.33: NMR; OR: 1:55.1); 110m hurdles: 1. K.A. Harish (St. Thomas), 2. P.R. Jiteesh (Sri Krishna), 3. Basil John (Sri Krishna), (15.22); High jump: 1. M. Rajesh (NSS, Nenmara), M.P. Sudeep (St. Thomas), G.S. Sharath (St. Thomas), (1.92m); Shot put: T.R. Ramjith (Sri Krishna), 2. P. Jamsheer (EMEA), 3. Manish Harindra (St. Joseph's, Devagiri), (11.76m); Hammer: 1. K.P. Prajeesh (NSS, Ottappalam), Sojan Scaria (CPE), 3. Sajad Rahman (Sri Krishna), (49.50m: NMR; OR: 45.76); 4x100m relay: 1. Sri Krishna, 2. St. Thomas, 3. MES, Kalladi, (43.14); Half marathon: 1. K.P. Srinath (CPE), 2. T.S. Rajeev (Victoria), 3. V. Santhosh (CPE), (1:11.15).

Women: 800m: Ambika Sridharan (Mercy), 2. Mareena Joh (Mercy), 3. K.K. Anju (Vimala), (2:18.52); 100m hurdles: 1. D.J. Diya (Mercy), 2. Shiji John (Vimala), 3. Ashitha John (Vimala), (15.86); High jump: 1. Geetha Scaria (St. Mary's), 2. Lindamol M. Rajan (Vimala), 3. K.D. Sindhu (Vimala), (1.59m); Shot put: 1. Sheeja Phillip (CPE), 2. E.A. Rohini (Mercy), 3. Anumol (CPE), (10.74m); Hammer: 1. Jisha Mary John (St. Joseph's, Devagiri), 2. E.A. Rohini (Mercy), 3. Anumol Baby (Vimala), (39.68m); 4x100m relay: 1. Mercy, 2. Vimala, 3. CPE, (48.76); Half marathon: 1. Jamshina Ashraf (Vimala), 2. T.T. Namsheela (Vimala), 3. P. Sreena (Mercy), (1:27.12).