Date:21/04/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/04/21/stories/2008042156421800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Palanisamy, Nithya adjudged best

TIRUCHI: P. Palanisamy and S. Nithya were adjudged best athletes in the men’s and women’s sections respectively at the Anna University – Tiruchi athletic meet, organised by the MAM College of Engineering, here on Sunday.

Jayaram College of Engineering and Technology won the team championship in the men’s section, while Periyar Maniammai College of Technology bagged the honour in the women’s category.

The results: Men: 100m: 1. J. Balamurugan (Kings), 2. A. Mohammed Hanif Subayam (Mohammed Sathak), 3. N. Stephen Raj (RVS); 1500m: 1. P. Palanisamy (Jayaram), 2. R. Prabhakaran (Mookambigai), 3. Logeshwaran (Bharathidasan); 10,000m: 1. P. Palanisamy (Jayaram), 2. Ramesh Kumar (Christian), 3. K. Parthiban (PSNA); 400m hurdles: 1. Arul Prakasam (PSNA), 2. Bharath Kumar (RVS), 3. S. Chandrasekar (MAM); 4x400m relay: 1. Christian, 2. Mohammed Sathak, 3. RVS; Hammer throw: 1. M. Ramachandran (Sri Subramanya), 2. Roni Krishnan (Sri Subramanya), 3. Jiavudeen (MAM). Team champions: Jayaram CET

Women: 100m: 1. S. Suganya (Periyar), 2. B. Muthulakshmi (PAB CET), 3. K. Tamilselvi (Christian); 400m: 1. K. Tamilselvi (Christian), 2. Suganya (Periyar), 3. Mahalakshmi (AC); 400m hurdles: 1. S. Nithya (Mookambigai), 2. E. Uma (Periyar), 3. R. Bhuvana (PAB CET); 4x400m relay: 1. Periyar, 2. Kings, 3. Christian.

Long jump: 1. G. Sangeetha (Bharathidasan), 2. S. Nithya, 3. P. Sherubha (MAM). Shot put: 1. S. Nithya, 2. G. Sangeetha, 3. R. Kalaiarasi (Periyar Maniammai). Team champions: Periyar Maniammai CT.