Date:17/09/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/09/17/stories/2008091757151800.htm

Sport - Sports : General

Raja, Dhivya emerge fastest

Coimbatore: S. Raja of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College and S. Dhivya of PSG College of Technology clinched the 100m gold for men and women respectively in the Anna University Zone-7 athletic meet here on Tuesday.

The results: Men: 100m: 1. S. Raja (Sri Ramakrishna EC) 11.5s, 2. U. Aswath Krishna (Dr. Mahalingam), 3. K.K. Karan (PSG Tech). 1500m: 1. R. Navin Kumar (IRTT, Erode) 4:33.9s, 2. P. Siranjeevi (Kongu EC), 3. V. Keerthi Varman (TCET). 20km walk: 1. G. Sathish Kumar (Kongu EC) 2:17.53s, 2. A. Anand (Maharaja Prithvi EC), 3. S. Pongobinath (Dr. Mahalingam). Half marathon: 1. S. Sekar (Kongu EC) 1:24.15s, 2. R. Raja Sekaran (CIT), P. Palraj (Dr. Mahalingam). Shot put: 1. F. Ismail (PSG Tech) 11.41m, 2. D. Ramprasath (PSG Tech), 3. M. Rajesh (TNCE). High jump: 1. Richie Joseph (MPNMJ EC) 1.70m, 2. M. Arun Chakravarthy), 3. P.L.J. Nandhu (Sri Ramakrishna). Triple jump: 1. K. Saminathan (SCE) 12.99m, 2. M. Arunachalam (Kongu EC), 3. M. Arun Chakravarthy (Christian CE). Women: 100m: 1. S. Dhivya (PSG Tech) 14.0s, 2. S. Archana (Dr. Mahalingam), 3. P. Devi (Bannari Amman IT). Triple jump: 1. P.J. Liji (Kongu EC) 8.25m, 2. N.R. Anuja Devi (MPNMJ), 3. V. Petchithai). 5km walk: 1. B. Sowmiya Sankari (Vellalar CE) 36:15s, 2. A. Poongodi (Sri Ramakrishna), 3. J. Vinithra (Sri Sakthi Institute). Hammer throw: 1. D.M. Kanimozhi (Bannari Amman) 20.30m, 2. U. Abitha (Erode Sengunthar), 3. J.M. Manju (Sri Ramakrishna). Shot put: 1. J.M. Manju (Sri Ramakrishna) 7.50m, 2. R. Prabha (TNCE), A. Thara (KCT). 1500m: 1. R. Kalaimani (KCT) 6:10s, 2. N.P. Thenmozhi (Erode Sengunthar), 3. S. Poongodi (Vellalar). Javelin: 1. R. Prabha (TNCE) 20.05m, 2. S. Archana (Dr. Mahalingam), 3. S. Jayanthi (Erode Sengunthar).

Sivakumar advances

B. Sivakumar of PSG College of Arts and Science defeated Israth of Jamal Mohammed College (Tiruchi) 30-19 in a third round men’s match (played on a best of one game with 30 points rally system up to quarterfinals) in the inter-collegiate badminton tournament on Tuesday.

The results: Round 1: Manoj (PSG CAS) bt Anbu Selvan (Jamal Mohd, Tiruchi) 30-21, Padmaraj (PSG CAS) bt Mohan (PSG Tech) 30-19, 3. Prabhu (PSG CAS) bt Vijay Divakar (CIT). Round 2: 1.Nowfal (Jamal Mohd) bt Kavin (PSG Tech) 30-26, Manoj (PSG CAS) bt Sri Ram (PSG CAS) 30-15, Israth (Jamal Mohd) bt Prabhu (PSG CAS) 30-16. Round 3: B. Sivakumar (PSG CAS) bt Israth 30-19.

Selection trials

The Coimbatore District Volleyball Association will conduct selection trials for the District team for the sub-junior inter-district championship at the Nehru Stadium courts on September 21 at 7.30 a.m.