Nirupama steals the show

Karnataka teenager destroys field on way to under-20 100M gold

Nirupama was the lone gold-winner for the hosts on the second day, where they also picked up two silver and four bronze medals.

Nirupama lived up to her status as pre-race favourite to canter home in 11.93 seconds and pocket the girls’ under-20 100M title, missing the meet mark by a narrow margin of 0.01 seconds.

Quick to get off the block, the 18-year-old Nirupama, who was a member of the Commonwealth Games squad, was too good for her rivals as they struggled to cope with the pace of lanky VR Beedu-ward. Bhagyashree Shirke of Maharashtra finished a distant second in 12.27 while Chavi Sahrawat of Uttar Pradesh came in third, clocking 12.42.

Reena George (girls’ under-18, 400M) and Suraj Mandal (boys’ under-16 long jump) won silver while Sujatha S (girls’ under-20 5000M), Carol R Monteiro (girls’ under-18 high jump), Deeksha K (girls’ under-16 javelin throw) and Varsha R (girls’ under-16 100M) bagged bronze medals for Karnataka on day two.

Six national records and three meet marks were also lowered.  Arjun Khokhar of Haryana (under-16 boys’ 400M), B Karthikeyan of Tamil Nadu (under-14 boys’ 100M), Khushbir Kaur of Punjab (under-20 girls’ 10km walk), KM Sharmila of Haryana (under-16 girls’ javelin throw), Majidha Nowrin A of Kerala (under-14 girls’ 100M) and Punjab’s Navjit Kaur (under-16 girls’ discus) bettered national records.

Results:  Boys: U-20: 100M: Sujith Kuttan (Ker) 10.65S. NMR (Old: 10.70, Vikram Singh, Del, 1993) 1; Manish (Har) 10.73, 2; P Pushparaju (AP) 11.03, 3. 400M: Arun Kumar UN (Ker) 48.68, 1; Sajin V (Ker) 48.73, 2; Pardeep (Har) 49.05, 3.5000M: Chandrakant Mandwadk (Mah) 15:07.40, 1; Yogendra Kumar (UP) 15:09.96, 2; Gopal Patel (MP) 15:11.62, 3. Javelin throw: Jitender Singh (Har) 66.62M, 1; Sovir Rana (Del) 65.92, 2; Ashutosh Kumar (Bih) 63.56, 3. 10km walk: Mani Ram Patel (MP) 44:06.95, 1; L Sanahal Singh (AP) 45:17.11, 2; Deepak Kumar (MP) 45:40.29, 3.

U-18: 100M: Pratiek Ninawe (Mah) 11.06, 1; M Sathyaseelan (TN) 11.09, 2; V Praveen Muthukumar (TN) 11.19, 3. 400M: Sandeep (Har) 48.28, 1; Sanjeev (Har) 48.89, 2; Tanuj Panwar (Del) 49.07, 3. 2000M steeplechase: Rajender Bind (UP) 6:08.89, 1; M Naresh (AP) 6:10.55, 2; Kuriakose Mathew (Ker) 6:15.55, 3.

U-16: 100M: Likhin S (Ker) 11.22, 1; Augustine Yesudas (TN) 11.29, 2; Unais AK (Ker) 11.48, 3. 400M: Arjun Khokhar (Har) 49.14. NR (Old: 49.50, Bangaraiah, AP) 1; Lokdeep Kabiraj (WB) 49.75, 2; Kanwerdeep Singh (Pun) 49.79, 3. Long jump: P Anburaja (TN) 6.99, 1; Suraj Mandal (Kar) 6.95, Ranjeet Kumar (UP) 6.84 3.

U-14: 100M: B Karthikeyan (TN) 11.42. NR (Old: 11.59, A Samad KM, Ker, 2009) 1; Akash (Har) 11.72, 2; Asit Kumar Hansda (WB) 11.95, 3.

Girls: U-20: 100M: Nirupama Sunderraj (Kar) 11.93S, 1; Bhagyashree Shirke (Mah) 12.27, 2; Chavi Sahrawat (UP) 12.42, 3. 400M: Arya C (Ker) 55.06, 1; Ashwathi Mohanan (Ker) 56.42, 2; Debashri Majumdar (WB) 57.37, 3. 5000M: Monika Athare (Mah) 17:55.22, 1; Sobha VV (Ker) 18:17.54, 2; Sujatha S (Kar) 19:15.00, 3. Hammer throw: Kanika Kumari (Del) 47.77M, 1; Minakshi (UP) 43.75, 2; Sonam (UP) 43.34, 3. Shot put: U Vasumathy (TN) 13.25, 1; Pinki Dey (WB) 13.24, 2; Ambey Yadav (UP) 11.87, 3. Pole vault: Dija KC (Ker) 3.27. NMR (Old: 3.26, Sithara T, Ker, 2008) 1; Kiranbir Kaur (Pun) 3.10, 2; Mithuna K (Ker) 2.70, 3. 10km walk: Khushbir Kaur (Pun) 49:21.21. NR (Old: 50:46.70, S Pavani, AP) 1; Meeshma KM (Ker) 52:31.90, 2. BMR; Jijimol R (Ker) 55:23.93, 3. BMR.
U-18: 100M: G Mounika (AP) 12.40, 1; S Archana (TN) 12.55, 2; Sunanda Sarkar (Bih) 12.58, 3. 400M: Anu R (Ker) 56.17, 1; Reena George (Kar) 57.01, 2; Anju Varghese (Ker) 57.16, 3. Long jump: Alga Winny James (Ker) 5.77, 1; Ammu K (Ker) 5.69, 2; Shipu Mandal Sudhir (WB) 5.68, 3. High jump: Jinu Maria Manuel (Ker) 1.68. NMR (Old: 1.67, Kavya Muthanna, Kar, 2004) 1; Sonu (Har) 1.55, 2; Carol R Monteiro (Kar) 1.55, 3. Hammer throw: Soniya Shinde (Mah) 46.31, 1; Poonam Devi (Har) 37.09, 2; Reena (Har) 34.81, 3.
U-16: 100M: Dutee Chand (Ori) 12.00. Equalled National Record (Old: 12.00, Dutee Chand, Ori, 2010 heats) 1; Ruma Sarkar (WB) 12.45, 2; Varsha R (Kar) 12.71, 3. 400M: R Pavithra (TN) 57.29, 1; Nirmala (Har) 57.75, 2; Soniya Baishya (WB) 58.59, 3. Javelin throw: KM Sharmila (Har) 38.84. NR (Old: 37.42, Manisha, TN, 2008) 1; Krishma Xalxo (Jhar) 33.76, 2; Deeksha K (Kar) 32.35, 3. Discus throw: Navjit Kaur (Pun) 41.74. NR (Old: 36.31, T Manisha, TN, 2008) 1; M Mahalakshmi (TN) 34.70, 2; A Nithya (TN) 34.12, 3.
U-14: 100M: Majidha Nowrin A (Ker) 12.73. NR (Old: 12.79, Ruma Sarkar, WB, 2008) 1; Nibedita Barman (Asm) 13.15, 2; Sekunta Kullu (Ori) 13.21, 3.