Date:07/11/2009 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2009/11/07/stories/2009110752691800.htm

Sport - Athletics

Gopi, Mrudula named ‘best athletes’

HYDERABAD: E. Gopi of Pratibha College and K. Mrudula of Kasturba College were adjudged ‘best athletes’ in the men’s and women’s sections respectively of the Osmania University inter-college athletics meet here on Friday.

The results: Women: 5,000m: 1. Tejashree 21:25.2 , 2. Vara Laxmi, 3. Nikitha. 100m hurdles: 1. S.S. Anusha 18.46 m, 2. Sabitha, 3. Shanthi. 400m: 1. K. Mrudula 1:02.0, 2. Shoba Rani, 3. Y. Harini. Discus throw: 1. Rani 20.65m, 2. Maheshwari, 3. Shaeen. 100m: 1. K. Mrudula 12.1s, 2. Rama, 3. Shoba Rani. Long jump: 1. S.S. Anusha 4.38m, 2. M. Aruna Jyothi, 3. G. Kavitrenne. Shot put: 1. Swathi 8.32m, 2. Tarakeshwari, 3. Anitha. 1,500m: 1. Varalaxmi 5:45.4, 2. S. Nikita, 3. Preethi. 400m: 1. S.S. Anusha 1:12.2, 2. Y. Harini, 3. Shanthi. Triple jump: 1. S.S. Anusha 8.54m, 2. Seema, 3. Anitha. 200m: 1. K. Mrudula 25.00, 2. Shoba Rani, 3. Y. Harini. Best athlete: K. Mrudula (Kasturba College).

Men: section: 5,000m: 1. G. Srinivas 16:42.0, 2. Karthik, 3. Narender. 100m hurdles: 1. E. Gopi 15.3, 2. Vijay Singh, 3. Yathendra. High jump: 1. Rajneesh 1.60m, 2. Raj Gopal, 3. B. Raju. 400m: 1. V. Appala Naidu 52.1, 2. D. Surender, 3. B. Babu. 100m: 1. C. Sanjeev 11.2s, 2. M. Vivek, 3. E. Gopi. 1,500m: 1. K. Ramesh 4:14.6, 2. R. Karthik, 3. Dasgrath. Long jump: 1. Vijay Singh 5.91m, 2. N. Mallesh, 3. B. Babu. Shot put: 1. K. Rama Krishna 10.56m, 2. D. Venkatesh, 3. B. Raju. Javelin: 1. N. Mallesh 51.04m, 2. Babu, 3. K. Suresh. 200m: 1. C. Sanjeev 23:2s, 2. M. Vivek, 3. Appala Naidu. 10km: 1. M. Sudhakar 37:39.7, 2. Karunakar, 3. Dinesh Kumar. 400m: 1. B. Babu 1:05.6, 2. Abu Bakar, 3. Srisailam. Triple jump: 1. Chaitanya 11.64m, 2. Rajneesh, 3. Abdul Hanif. Best athlete: E. Gopi (Pratibha College).

Double win

Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1 (Uppal) scored a solitary goal win over Kendriya Vidyalaya (Gachibowli) in the boys’ final of the KCS Regional Sports Meet here. Left-in J. Sai Krishna scored the match-winner.

In the girls’ final, Kendriya Vidyalaya (No. 1), Uppal, defeated KV Trimulgherry 2-1 with centre-forward D. N. Meenakshi and left-in M. Ashwini scoring for the winner while left-in Deepika reduced the margin for the loser.

Award for Bansi

Bansi Prathima, a fourth standard student of Railway Girls High School (Secunderabad) and international chess player, has been named as the recipient of the ‘National Child Award for exceptional achievement’ by the Government of India, according to an AP Chess Association press release here.