Date:22/11/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/11/22/stories/2007112263202000.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Saraswathy bags two golds; Chandana sets record

Sports Correspondent

— Photo: G. Moorthy

GOLDEN JUMP: Karnataka’s K.C. Chandana, who set a new record in high jump.

Madurai: Saraswathy of Tamil Nadu won the javelin gold with a new meet record at the 33rd National Sports Festival for Women, group II, here on Wednesday. She also clinched the shot put gold.

Three more meet records were bettered on Wednesday. K.C. Chandana of Karnataka set a new mark in high jump.

The results: Athletics: 100m: 1. Saratha Narayanan (TN) 11.6s, 2. Rakki Saba (WB), 3. Pavneet Kaur (Del); 200m: 1. Rakshi Saha (WB) 24.5s, 2. Deepti Rani (Pun), 3. Rita Rani Gundua (Ori); 3000m: 1. Sukhjeet Kuar (Del) 10:28.12s, 2. Jijimol Jacob (Ker), 3. Jasbir Kaur (Pun); 100m hurdles: 1. Sankari (TN) 14.6s, 2. Jojimol Joseph (Ker), 3. Trupti Pravadash (Jhar); 400m hurdles: 1.Harpreet Kaur (Del) 1:13.0s, 2. Sheebariaram (Ori), 3. Runa Biswas (WB);

Long jump: 1. Meenu Mariya Jose (Kera) 5.74m, (NMR; Old 5.73m), 2. Aruna (TN), 3. Shalu Chaudhray (Del); high jump: 1. K.C. Chandana (Kar) 1.68m, (NMR, Old 1.67m), 2. Mallika Mondal (WB), 3. P. Divya Priya (TN); javelin: 1. Saraswathy (TN) 48.94m, (NMR, Old 47.74m), 2. Kohila (Ker), 3. Gurpreet (Har); discus: 1. Prabati Sethi (Ori) 45.13m, (NMR, Old 44.60m), 2. Monika Joon (Del), 3. Amanpreet Kaur (Pun); Shot put: 1. Saraswathy (TN) 13.33m, 2. Sushma Devi (Delhi), 3. Archana Monda (WB); 4x400m: 1. Delhi 3:54.7s, 2. Kerala, 3. Tamil Nadu.

Volleyball: Pool ‘A’: Haryana bt Rajasthan 25-14, 25-5; WB bt Maharashtra 25-13, 25-13; Tripura bt Rajasthan 25-12, 25-18; Haryana bt Maharashtra 25-18, 25-23; WB bt Haryana 25-19, 25-20; Maharashtra bt Rajasthan 25-15, 25-7; WB bt Rajasthan 25-5, 25-7.

Pool ‘B’: AP bt Himachal 25-15, 22-25, 25-9; Karnataka bt Delhi 25-12, 25-7; U.P. bt AP 25-16, 10-25, 25-20; Himachal bt Delhi 25-12, 25-14; U.P. bt Himachal 19-25, 26-24, 25-12; AP bt Delhi 25-13, 25-10.

Pool ‘C’: Orissa bt MP 25-9, 25-14; Mizoram bt Chhattisgarh 23-25, 25-12, 25-17; TN bt Orissa 25-6, 25-6; Chhattisgarh bt MP 25-15, 25-18; Mizoram w/o MP; Orissa bt Chhattisgarh 25-18, 25-8. Pool ‘D’: Punjab bt Bihar 25-6, 25-13; Kerala bt Goa 25-15, 25-13; Gujarat bt Bihar 25-1, 25-17; Punjab bt Goa 25-5, 25-18; Kerala bt Gujarat 25-22, 25-12; Gujarat bt Punjab 25-13, 25-21; Goa bt Bihar 10-25, 25-20, 25-21. Kabaddi: Pool ‘A’: Delhi bt AP 59-13; Punjab bt MP 64-18; WB bt AP 58-35; Punjab bt Delhi 50-45. Pool ‘B’: Gujarat bt Goa 55-13; Jharkhand bt Tripura 36-9; TN bt Goa 68-14. Pool ‘C’: HP bt Karnataka 50-27; Maharashtra bt U.P. 45-34; HP bt Haryana 44-43. Pool ‘D’: Orissa bt Kerala 36-14; Rajasthan bt Chhattisgarh 44-36; Orissa bt Bihar 56-18. Handball: Pool ‘A’: Rajasthan 10 bt U.P. 4; AP 11 drew with Assam 11; AP 11 drew with Goa 11. Pool ‘B’: Maharashtra 19 bt Karnataka 6; Haryana 13 bt Kerala 12. Pool ‘C’: Delhi 12 drew with Punjab 12; Chhattisgarh 19 bt Gujarat 9.