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Tamil Nadu stays overall champion

Coimbatore: Host Tamil Nadu, with 50 golds, retained the overall team title in the 20th South Zone junior athletic championship at the Nehru Stadium here on Sunday. The championship is based on the overall gold tally won by a team, and Kerala finished runner-up with 40 golds. The final day saw seven records take a tumble

The results: Boys: U-20: Decathlon: 1. A. Mubarak (Ker) 5925, 2. C. Thangarasu (TN), 3. A.M. Abdul Kadhar (TN). 5,000m: 1. Yellappa (Kar) 15:18.2s (NMR), 2. Chandra Bhushan (Kar), 3. J. Mouli Sab (AP). Hammer throw: 1. Nidhin Mohanan (Ker) 47.05m, 2. R. Prabhu Shankar (TN), 3. R. Gowtham (TN). 400m hurdles: 1. Jithin Paul (Ker) 53.6s, 2. Vikas Chandran (Ker), 3. R. Veeramani (TN). Triple jump: 1. A.V. Rakesh Babu (Ker) 15.09m, 2. Anoop Joseph (Ker), 3. R. Manikandan (TN). 200m: 1. D. Kiran Kumar (TN) 22.4s, 2. K. Pavan Kumar (AP), 3. G.N. Bopanna (Kar). 800m: 1. B. Kondalu (AP) 1:56.8s, 2. G. Gopi Chand (AP), 3. M.K. Nidhin (Ker). 4x400m: 1. Kerala 3:20.1s, 2. TN, 3. AP.

U-18: Octathlon: 1. S. Arun Kumar (Ker) 5190 pts (NMR), 2. N.V. Nelrin Joy (Ker), 3. D. Dhamu Rathinam (TN). 5,000m: 1. H.S. Rakesh (Kar) 15:42.8s, 2. K. Ramesh (AP), 3. C.P. Shiju (Ker). Hammer throw: 1. N. Shankar (TN) 52.98m, 2. Sachin James (Ker), 3. Syed Naji (TN). 400m hurdles: 1. J. Prabhakar (TN) 57.1s, 2. Jibin Sebastian (Ker), 3. Nithin P. Abraham (Ker). 200m: 1. M.M. Sreeraj (Ker) 22.5s, 2. Nishith J. Shepty (Kar), 3. Karthik Subdan (Ker). 800m: 1. A. Lakshmi Ram (AP) 1:56.9s, 2. C.M. Neeraj (Ker), 3. U.N. Arun Kumar (Ker).

U-16: Javelin: 1. M. Muthu Prabhu (TN) 49.64m, 2. R. Devasigamani (TN); P. Ashok Naidu (AP). Hammer throw: 1. G. Santhosh (AP) 40.10m, 2. C. Kishore Kumar (TN), 3. M. Vidhya Nandhn (TN). Discus: 1. S.M. Diwahar Raj (TN) 41.04m, 2. C. Prabhakaran (TN), 3. Chindhu Simvincent (Ker). 200m: 1. J. John Pedrick (TN) 22.9s, 2. Bichu Joseph (Ker), 3. M. Jeffrey (TN). High jump: 1. S. Harshith (Kar) 1.83m, 2. V. Mallesh (AP), 3. S. Silverstar (TN). 800m: 1. F. Jijomon (Ker) 2:00.3s, 2. K. Lakshman (AP), 3. P. Perumal (TN).

U-14: High jump: 1. A. Dinakaran (TN) 1.80m, 2. A. Madhavan (TN), 3. K. Avinash (Ker). Triathlon: 1. Jijin Vijayan 1681 pts, 2. T. Vignesh Pandi (TN), 3. V. Manoj Kumar Reddy (AP).

Girls: U-20: 200m: 1. A. Jessy (TN) 26.1s, 2. Shamna Muhammed (Ker); E.M. Indu Lekha (Ker). 10km walk: 1. S. Varalakshmi (AP) 1:00:43.3s, 2. C. Mahalakshmi (TN), 3. Anitha (Kar). Pole vault: 1. R. Remya (Ker) 3.10m (NMR), 2. Dona K. Augustine (Ker). Shot put: 1. J. Saranya (Ker) 11.78m, 2. K.P. Nairup (Kar), 3. S. Subashini (TN). 400m hurdles: 1. K.A. Soniya (Ker) 1:03.6s, 2. T. Renuka (TN), 3. K.V. Sajitha (Ker). Triple jump: 1. P. Subashini (TN) 12.44m, 2. S. Aparna (Ker), 3. Mereena Joseph (Ker). 800m: 1. Anu Mariam Jose (Ker) 2:11.4s (NMR), 2. Stephy Abraham (Ker); B.E. Indira (Ker).

U-18: 400m: 1. S.S. Anusha (AP) 1:03.7s (NMR), 2. Anu Paul (Ker), 3. N. Anitha (Kar). 200m: 1. C. Shilpa (Ker) 25.5s, 2. R. Kowsalya (TN), 3. Viji Vijayan (Ker). 3,000m: 1. M.D. Thara (Ker) 10:31.4s, 2. V.V. Shoba (Ker), 3. G. Suvarna (TN). Pole vault: 1. K.C. Dija (Ker) 3.05m, 2. S. Archana (Pud), 3. K.K. Anoosha (Ker). Discus: 1. U. Vasumathi (TN) 36.11m, 2. A. Shindhuja (TN), 3. S. Sushma (Kar). Javelin: 1. Shahejani (Kar) 36.59m, 2. Biji Mohan (Ker), 3. Sadhana (Kar). 800m: 1. Chinchu Jose (Ker) 2:13.2s (NMR), 2. C.S. Sandhyamol (Ker), 3. K.C. Mamata (Kar). Shot put: 1. N. Shankar (TN) 16.34m (NMR), 2. M. Rajesh Kannan (TN), 3. K.A. Joseph (Ker).

U-16: 3,000m walk: 1. Geetha P. Harley (Kar) 18:56.8s, 2. K. Ramya Krishna (AP), 3. S. Sowmya Shree (TN). 800m: 1. S.P.B. Poorviha (TN) 2:21.6s, 2. M. Sushma (AP), 3. Resin George (Ker).

U-14: High jump: 1. P. Merlin (Ker) 1.50m, 2. Sushmitha (Kar), 3. R. Kumari (AP). 200m: 1. Nirupama Sunderaj (Kar) 24.9s, 2. Nikila Joseph (Ker), 3. Anu Thomas (Ker). Triathlon: 1. S. Praneetha Pradeep (Kar) 1584 pts, 2. V. Pavani Nagendar (AP), 3. Sai Preethi (Ker).

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