Date:09/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/09/stories/2008090957442000.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Thirumurugan, Santhiya champs

TIRUCHI: K. Thirumurugan and M. Santhiya emerged individual champions in the under-19 boys’ and girls’ sections respectively at the 49th Southern Railway inter-Schools’ athletic meet here recently.

The results (all winners): Boys: U-19: 200m: K. Thirumurugan (TM/ GOC); Long jump: J. Raja (Madurai); High jump: J. Raja; Shot put: K. Thirumurugan; Javelin: K. Thirumurugan. Individual champion: K. Thirumurugan.

U-17: 100m: Philemon Aaron Wills (Perambur); 200m: B.V. Brahma (Perambur); 800m: Sasikumar (Erode); 4x100m relay: Perambur; High jump: G. Bharath (Perambur); Javelin: M. Dinesh Raj (Arakonam); Shot put: S. Prabhakaran (Jolarpet). Individual champion: B.V. Brahma.

U-14: 100m: L. Manoj (EM/ GOC); 200m: L. Manoj; Long jump: L. Manoj; Shot put: L. Manoj. Individual champion: L. Manoj.

U-10: 50m: Abhishek (Palakkad); 100m: Abhishek; 4x100m relay: Palakkad; Long jump: S. Siva (Jolarpet). Individual champion: Abhishek.

Girls: U-19: 100m: V. Anusuya Devi (Villupuram); 200m: M. Santhiya (Madurai); 800m: M. Santhiya; High jump: F. Daisy (Perambur); Discus: N. Shanaz (Madurai). Individual champion: M. Santhiya.

U-17: 100m: V. Anusuya Devi (Villupuram); 200m: T. Rajathi (Madurai); 400m: T. Rajathi; Long jump: V. Anusuya Devi; High jump: Pavithra; Discus: Gnanasundari; Javelin: M. Karthika (EM/ GOC); 4x100m relay: Villupuram. Individual champion: T. Rajathi.

U-14: 100m: J. Sruthi; 200m: S. Divya (Perambur); 400m: P. Parvathi (Villupuram); Long jump: N. Abinaya (Villupuram); High jump: N. Abinaya; Discus: C. Kamali (Jolarpet). Individual champions: S. Divya and N. Abinaya. U-10: 50m: G.M. Malini Priya (Arakonam); 100m: E. Arthi (Villupuram); Long jump: E. Arthi; 4x100m relay: Villupuram. Individual champion: E. Arthi.

Overall champions: Higher Secondary: Madurai; High School: Villupuram.