Date:10/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/10/stories/2008081055631500.htm
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Sport - Athletics

Five records take a tumble

Coimbatore: Tamil Nadu athletes were on a record breaking streak at the 20th South Zone junior athletic championship at the Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

The host boys and girls accounted for all the five records that fell on the second day.

The results: Boys: U-20: 10,000m walk: 1. Vijaya Bahadur (AP) 51:10.4s, 2. V. Rajini (TN), 3. K.P. Irfan (Ker). Pole vault: 1. S. Elango (TN) 4.00m, 2. Antony Jose (Ker). 110m hurdles: 1. P.C. Akhil (Ker) 14.8s, 2. E. Gopi (AP), 3. C.H. Eswara Reddy (AP). Shot put: 1. M. Ganesh Babu (AP) 15.51m, 2. K. Gowtham (TN), 3. P. Ramadass (TN). Javelin: 1. H. Michael Justin (TN) 56.35m, 2. B.H. Anand (Kar), 3. Prasanna Kumar (Kar). High jump: 1. A. Karthikeyan (TN) 2.12m (NMR), 2. Alphin Mathew (Ker), 3. Jessin J. Varghese (Ker). 4x100m: 1. Andhra Pradesh 42.2s, 2. Tamil Nadu, 3. Kerala.

U-18: 10,000m walk: 1. M. Anand Kumar (AP) 51:48.9s, 2. K.R. Roshil (Ker), 3. Elson Bomman (Ker). Triple jump: 1. M. Vigneshwar (TN) 15.15m (NMR), 2. B. Azarudeen (TN), 3. Akash B. Rao (Kar).

Discus: 1. I. Ijas (Ker) 42.40m, 2. M. Divakar (TN), 3. L.M. Tippanna (Kar). Pole vault: 1. J. Preeth (TN) 3.60m, 2. Anoop Jhony (Ker). 110m hurdles: 1. P. Kesavaramani (TN) 14.2s, 2. Jithu Johny (Ker), 3. Nelrin Joy (Ker).

U-16: Long jump: 1. P.L. Arun Dinesh (TN) 6.26m, 2. M. Naveen Kumar (TN), 3. Amal George (Ker). 5km walk: 1. S. Jayasankar (Ker) 26:43.6s, 2. Vikas Koushik (AP), 3. K. Naresh (AP). 100m hurdles: J. Thiyagarajan (TN) 14.1s, 2. A. Sheik Abdullah (TN), 3. V. Santhosh Kumar (Kar). 3,000m: 1. C.H. Yerram Naidu (AP) 9:30.2s, 2. F. Jijomon (Ker), 3. Devendrappa (Kar).

Girls: U-20: High jump: 1. S. Aparna (Ker) 1.60m, 2. Donak Augustine (Ker), 3. T. Abirami (TN). Hammer throw: 1. Vinita Rathod (Kar) 39.88m, 2. S.K. Noorjahan Begum (AP), 3. P.C. Karthikar (Ker). 100m hurdles: 1. P.M. Manju (Ker) 15.1s, 2. R. Vigneshwari (TN), 3. M.M. Anchu (Ker). 4x100m: 1. Kerala 48.9s, 2. Tamil Nadu, 3. Karnataka. 3,000m: 1. L. Suriya (TN) 10:34.7s (NMR), 2. V.S. Sukanya (Ker) 10:45.0s (BMR); M.V. Remeswari (Ker).

U-18: 5km walk: 1. P. Renuka (Ker) 28:24.1s, 2. R. Jijimol (Ker), 3. K.B. Asha (Kar). Hammer throw: 1. R. Muthuselvi (TN) 36.60m, 2. R. Chitra (TN), 3. T.S. Amrutha (Ker). 100m hurdles: 1. G. Gayathri (TN) 14.1s (NMR), 2. J. Hemasree (TN) 14.3 (BMR), 3. M.S. Darsana (Ker).

Triple jump: 1. G. Gayathri (TN) 12.16m, 2. Malanimary Meyers (TN); Amitha Baby (Ker).

U-16: Shot put: 1. M.R. Gunasundari (TN) 10.90m, 2. A. Syamgopan (Ker), 3. Meena Elizabeth (Ker). 100m hurdles: 1. P.G. Adheena (Ker) 16.0s, 2. T. Aruna Jyothi (AP), 3. M. Arpitha (Kar). 3,000m: 1. Resin George (Ker) 10:52.7s, 2. C. Sree Jimol (Ker), 3. J. Kerchiyal (TN). Long jump: 1. A. Manjuka (TN) 5.31m, 2. Prajna S. Prakash (Kar), 3. P. Suganya (TN).

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