Date:24/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/24/stories/2008052455381700.htm

Sport - Athletics

Manju Bala sets National record

Pune: Manju Bala of Gujarat set a National record of 52.26 metres in the junior women’s hammer throw event of the eighth Federation Cup athletics and National youth championships here on Friday.

Manju’s mark bettered the 2001 record of 49.55m held by Archana Bara of Jharkhand.

The results: Junior men (U-20): 3000m: 1. Mohammad Athar Imam (U.P.) 9:48.20, 2. Jai Prakash (Jkd) 9:51.10, 3. Mahendra Kumar (U.P.) 10:13.40; Hammer: 1. Lokesh Yadav (Del) 66.85, 2. Chandrodaya Narayan Singh (U.P.) 64.39, 3. Poonia Shankar (Guj) 61.23; 10,000m walk: 1. Pradeep (Har) 47:47.91, 2. S. Damen Singh (Man) 48:43.73, 3. Ajay Kumar (Del) 49:07.45.

Junior women (U-20): Hammer: 1. Manju Bala (Guj) 52.26 (National record, previous 49.55), 2. Gunjan Singh (U.P.) 43.85, 3. Poornima Nivangune (Mah) 33.30; 10,000m walk: 1. Rani Yadav (U.P.) 56:03.56, 2. Mamta (Har) 57:23.51, 3. Asha B. (Ker) 1:00:49.72.

Youth championship: Boys (U-18): 2000m: 1. Sunil Kumar (Mah) 6:05.50, 2. Jiyalal Bind (U.P.) 6:19.80, 3. Shekhar Singh (Utr) 6:30.60; Hammer: 1. Harvender Singh (U.P.) 58.53, 2. Bhupinder Singh (Del) 56.54, 3. Amit Kumar (Guj) 52.87.

Girls (U-18): Hammer: 1. Kanika Kumari (Del) 48.08 (NMR, previous 46.22), 2. Reena Kumari (Har) 44.45, 3. Suman Kumari (Guj) 35.40.

Thursday’s results: Junior men (U-20): 100m: 1. Anoop P.K. (Ker) 11.09, 2. Amandeep Singh (Pun) 11.16, 3. Bopanna G.N. (Kar) 11.18; High jump: 1. L. Yograj (TN) 2.14 (NMR, previous 2.10), 2. C. Nikhil Chittarasu (TN) 2.08, 3. Aniket Borge (Mah) 1.80; Triple jump: 1. Sreejith Mon K. (Ker) 15.05, 2. R. Manikandan (TN) 14.55, 3. Navjot Singh (Pun) 14.52; Discus: 1. Naveen Kumar (Har) 50.83, 2. Kripal Singh (Pun) 48.02, 3. Virender (Del) 43.20.

Junior women (U-20): 100m: 1. Shilpa C. (Ker) 12.42, 2. S. Radhika (TN) 12.57, 3. Shana Mohammed (Ker) 12.69; Shot put: 1. Manpreet Kaur (Pun) 15.44 (National record, previous 14.84), 2. Steffi Cardozo (Goa) 13.19, 3. Rinku Sangwan (Har) 12.00; Discus: 1. Rinku Sangwan (Har) 39.71, 2. Manisha (Har) 39.08, 3. Ankita Julka (Del) 39.02; Youth championship: Boys (U-18): 100m: 1.Anirudha Gujar (Mah) 11.02, 2. K. Pawan Kumar (AP) 11.06, 3. Eswar Reddy (AP) 11.26; High jump: 1. Hitin Thomas (Mah) 2.07, 2. Dharmender Kumar (Bih) 2.01, 3. P. Shivanandam (TN) 1.95; Discus: 1. Akash Antil (Har) 46.80, 2. Prabhjot Singh (Pun) 45.89, 3. Bhalender Singh (Del) 45.88.

Girls (U-18) 100m: 1. Srabani Nanda (Ori) 12.35 (EMR), 2. R. Kowsalya (TN) 12.70, 3. Sayali Dravid (Mah) 12.71; Long jump: 1. Aishwarya G.M. (Kar) 5.87 (NMR, previous 5.71), 2. Pallavi Sukumar (Kar) 5.86, 3. Asha Roy (Ben) 5.76; Shot put: 1. Sharmila Dey (Ben) 12.33, 2. Pinki Dey (Ben) 11.49, 3. Lovemeet Kaur (Pun) 10.93.