Date:29/07/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/07/29/stories/2008072960982000.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Siva Kumar emerges fastest

VIJAYAWADA: Krishna District’s M. Siva Kumar emerged the fastest in the three-day Gold Medal AP junior athletics meet, winning the 100m sprint event in the under-20 boys’ segment in 11.22 seconds, at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation Stadium, here on Monday.

Important results: Boys: U-20: 100m: 1. M. Siva Kumar (Kri) 11.22s, 2. K. Pavan Kumar (Khm) 11.53, 3. Eswar Reddy (Gtr) 11.46; 5,000m: 1. Moula Ali (Atr) 15:46.2, 2. B. Anil Kumar (Hyd) 17:17.2, 3. K. Nagendra (Nlr) 17: 43. 8.

U-18: 100m: 1. Abdul Sattar (Gtr) 11.53, 2. V. Seetharamulu (Gtr) 11.59, 3. Pushpa Raju (Vizag) 11.80; 5,000m: 1. K. Ramesh (War) 16:00.3, 2. G. Srinivasulu (M. Nagar) 16:03.8, 3. B. Srinivas (War) 16:41.7; Discus: 1. B. Raja (K. Nagar) 31.13, 2. V. Narayana (WG) 30.60, 3. K. Srinivasulu (M. Nagar) 29.95.

U-16: 100m: 1. Harikrishna (RR) 11.82, 2. Ahmed Saleem (Hyd) 11.86, 3. Mallesh (Hyd) 11.96; 5,000m walk: 1. Vikas Kaushik (Hyd) 26:00.3, 2. K. Naresh (War) 27:00.8, 3. Srisailam (M. Nagar) 28:44.8; Discus: 1. G. Santosh (War) 29.37, 2. J. Amarendra (K. Nagar) 29.31, 3. Prem Kumar (Kri) 28.24.

U-14: 100m: 1. Mallesh (Pra) 12.12, 2. P.S. Gowtham (EG) 12.40, 3. Y. Satish Kumar (Kri) 12.45.

Girls: U-20: Hammer: 1. Sk. Noorjahen Begam (Gnt) 35.64; 5,000m: 1. E. Prabhavathi (Ant) 19:17.6, 2. Rajitha (K. Nagar) 22:42.9, 3. Jyothi (Nal) 23:23.9.

U-18: Hammer: 1. H. Anjali (K. Nagar) 24.15, 2. P. Renuka Latha (Gtr) 29.18, 3. K. Sujatha (Adi) 19.43; 3,000m: 1. M. Shruthi (Hyd) 10:51.9, 2. A. Jyothi Bai (RR) 11:12.5, 3. G. Uma Maheshwari (Hyd) 11:29.8; 100m: 1. Santhi (Sri) 13.35, 2. R. Beaula (WG) 13.90, 3. U. Gowri (Kri) 14.10.

U-16: 100m: 1. G. Mounica (Hyd) 13.32, 2. A. Kumari (Vizag) 13.80, 3. V. Yashyashwathi (Gtr) 13.96; Discus: 1. K. Deepthi (Hyd) 22.01, 2. K. Lakshmi (Kri) 19.73, 3. A. Sandhya (K.Nagar) 18.89.

U-14: 100m: 1. V. Pavani (Khm) 13.76, 2. B. Sindhuja (Kur) 14.11, 3. M. Srilatha (Khm) 14.24.

President’s XI in command

ACA President’s XI restricted ACA Secretary’s XI to 153 in 69.5 overs in the three-day ACA South Zone under-22 selection cricket match at Anantapur.

The scores:

ACA President’s XI 267 for eight decl. in 90 overs (Prasad Babu 64, Chinna Babu 52, Vinod Kumar 52) & seven for one in 4.4 overs vs. ACA Secretary’s XI 153 in 69.5 overs (Moshin Basha 55, VishnuvardhanReddy three for 29).