Nagaraj won the 100 metres in 10.55 seconds, finishing ahead of Maharashtra’s Krishna Rane in a close contest. Rane too timed 10.55 but was placed second. Tamil Nadu’s Hemant Kirulkar took the bronze in 10.58 seconds.
Karnataka’s hopes of a sprint double were dashed when favourite H M Jyothi was beaten to silver position in the women’s 100 metres by Andhra Pradesh’s S Geetha, who clocked 11.80 to Jyothi’s 11.84.
Harwant Kaur caused another upset in women’s discus, relegating Krishna Poonia to second place. Harwant achieved a mark of 60.66 to edge out Krishna whose best effort of the day measured 60.44.
Hardeep Kaur also was an impressive winner in women’s hammer throw, striking gold with 61.21M heave.
Results: Men: 100M: B G Nagaraj (Karnataka) 10.55 seconds, 1; Krishna Rane (Maharashtra) 10.55, 2; Hemant Kirulkar (Tamil Nadu) 10.58, 3. 5000M: Sunil Singh (Haryana) 14:03.71, 1; Sandeep Batham (Madhya Pradesh) 14:06.46, 2; Kashinath Aswale (Maharashtra) 14:08.01, 3. Triple jump: Amarjeet Singh (Jharkhand) 15.87 metres, 1; Arpinder Singh (Punjab) 15.82, 2; Saurabh Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 15.77, 3.
Women: 100M: S Geetha (Andhra Pradesh) 11.80 seconds, 1; H M Jyothi (Karnataka) 11.84, 2; Priya P K (Kerala) 12.01, 3. 5000M: Jijimol Jacob (Kerala) 17:27.00, 1; S Thobaton Chanu (Chandigarh) 17:32.50, 2; Monika Atre (AFI) 17:39.0, 3. Pole vault: S Saranya (Tamil Nadu) 3.30 metres, 1; Anusha K P (Kerala) 3.20, 2; Kyathi (Karnataka) 3.10, 3. Discus throw: Harwant Kaur (Punjab) 60.66 metres, 1; Krishna Poonia (Rajasthan) 60.44, 2; Seema Antil (Haryana) 56.06, 3. Hammer throw: Hardeep Kaur (Punjab) 61.21 metres, 1; Manju Bala (Rajasthan) 56.01, 2; Ritu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 55.36, 3.