<p>Preeja, who had set a new mark on her way to the 10,000M gold on Wednesday, returned to clinch top honours in the 5000M race in a record time of 16:24.65. The time, though well short of her national record mark of 15:15.9, was way ahead of Molly Biju’s long-standing record of 16:37.9 set in 1998-99.<br /><br />Preeja’s Southern Railway team-mate Surya L finished in second place, more than a minute behind the winner in 17:32.50 while Jhuma Katun of Eastern Railway, who claimed bronze with a time of 17:34.65, was further behind. <br /><br />In the men’s 200M, South Central’s Manikandan bagged the title in a time of 21.81 seconds with Srijith PS (22.18) and Amrik Rana (22.20) finishing in second and third places respectively. <br /><br />Results: Men: 200M: Manikandan (South Central) 21.81S, 1; Srijith PS (Southern) 22.18, 2; Amrik Rana (Western) 22.20, 3. 3,000M: Ravindra Khade (Western) 9:16.76, 1; Amardeep Singh (Western) 9:21.40, 2; Jay Prakash (South Eastern) 9:35.42, 3. Long jump: Rositto Sax (South West) 7.54M, 1; Maha Singh (Northern) 7.47, 2; Raja Oomen (Western) 7.229, 3. High jump: Hari Sanker Rai (Eastern) 2.18M, 1; Yogaraj (Southern) 2.18, 2; Karthikeyan (South West) 2.10, 3. Hammer throw: Diwakar Singh (North Central) 56.22M, 1; Bhupinder (Western) 55.01, 2; Chamkaur Singh (DMW, Patiala) 54.97, 3.<br />Women: 200M: Priyanaka Panwar (Western) 24.68S, 1; Sini Jose (Southern) 24.71, 2; Arjina Khatun (Eastern) 24.97, 3. 3,000M: Priyanka Patel (Central) 19:36.34, 1; Kiran Tiwari (Western) 10:37.05, 2; Rajishri Patil (Western) 11:15.96, 3. 5,000M: Preeja Sreedharan (Southern) 16:24.65, NMR (Old: 15:15.9, Preeja, 2010) 1; Surya L (Southern) 17:32.50, 2; Jhuma Khatun (Eastern) 17:34.65, 3. 20,000M: Deepmala Devi (Eastern) 1::50:56.81, 1; Anitha Mahala (South West) 1::55:50.98, 2; Supriya Adak (Western) 1::59:54.71, 3. High jump: Sahana Kumari (South West) 1.76M, 1; Mallika Mondal (Eastern) 1.76, 2; Siji NK (Western) 1.73, 3. Hammer throw: Manju Bala (Western) 54.78M, 1; Anitha Abraham (Southern) 53.64, 2; Saritha Prakash Singh (Western) 50.71, 3. Heptathlon: Likshy Joseph (Central) 4,871 points, 1; Karpuramala (Southern) 4,551, 2; Nikshy Joseph (Central) 3,899, 3.</p>
<p>Preeja, who had set a new mark on her way to the 10,000M gold on Wednesday, returned to clinch top honours in the 5000M race in a record time of 16:24.65. The time, though well short of her national record mark of 15:15.9, was way ahead of Molly Biju’s long-standing record of 16:37.9 set in 1998-99.<br /><br />Preeja’s Southern Railway team-mate Surya L finished in second place, more than a minute behind the winner in 17:32.50 while Jhuma Katun of Eastern Railway, who claimed bronze with a time of 17:34.65, was further behind. <br /><br />In the men’s 200M, South Central’s Manikandan bagged the title in a time of 21.81 seconds with Srijith PS (22.18) and Amrik Rana (22.20) finishing in second and third places respectively. <br /><br />Results: Men: 200M: Manikandan (South Central) 21.81S, 1; Srijith PS (Southern) 22.18, 2; Amrik Rana (Western) 22.20, 3. 3,000M: Ravindra Khade (Western) 9:16.76, 1; Amardeep Singh (Western) 9:21.40, 2; Jay Prakash (South Eastern) 9:35.42, 3. Long jump: Rositto Sax (South West) 7.54M, 1; Maha Singh (Northern) 7.47, 2; Raja Oomen (Western) 7.229, 3. High jump: Hari Sanker Rai (Eastern) 2.18M, 1; Yogaraj (Southern) 2.18, 2; Karthikeyan (South West) 2.10, 3. Hammer throw: Diwakar Singh (North Central) 56.22M, 1; Bhupinder (Western) 55.01, 2; Chamkaur Singh (DMW, Patiala) 54.97, 3.<br />Women: 200M: Priyanaka Panwar (Western) 24.68S, 1; Sini Jose (Southern) 24.71, 2; Arjina Khatun (Eastern) 24.97, 3. 3,000M: Priyanka Patel (Central) 19:36.34, 1; Kiran Tiwari (Western) 10:37.05, 2; Rajishri Patil (Western) 11:15.96, 3. 5,000M: Preeja Sreedharan (Southern) 16:24.65, NMR (Old: 15:15.9, Preeja, 2010) 1; Surya L (Southern) 17:32.50, 2; Jhuma Khatun (Eastern) 17:34.65, 3. 20,000M: Deepmala Devi (Eastern) 1::50:56.81, 1; Anitha Mahala (South West) 1::55:50.98, 2; Supriya Adak (Western) 1::59:54.71, 3. High jump: Sahana Kumari (South West) 1.76M, 1; Mallika Mondal (Eastern) 1.76, 2; Siji NK (Western) 1.73, 3. Hammer throw: Manju Bala (Western) 54.78M, 1; Anitha Abraham (Southern) 53.64, 2; Saritha Prakash Singh (Western) 50.71, 3. Heptathlon: Likshy Joseph (Central) 4,871 points, 1; Karpuramala (Southern) 4,551, 2; Nikshy Joseph (Central) 3,899, 3.</p>
