Varsha completes double on final day

Varsha won the 200 metres in the girls under-16 section in 25.79 seconds to add to the 400M title she had won on the second day. Mysore girl Bebi Sumaya triumphed in the under-20 200 metres in 24.62 while B V Chandini emerged winner in the under-18 triple jump with an effort of 12.20 metres to round off a successful day. Karnataka ended the meet with seven gold medals. Haryana dethroned Kerala -- champions for the last 14 years -- to win the overall title with 27 gold medals to the latter’s 23. On the final day, Jijin Vijayan set a national record in the under-18 200 metres, clocking 21.59 seconds.

Results:

Boys: Under-20: 200M: Ashwani Sharma (Del) 22.07 seconds, 1; Gurkaran (Del) 22.14, 2; Jayaraman (TN) 22.16, 3.

800M: Vikash Lathiyan (Jhar) 1:54.57, 1; B Mohan (AP) 1:55.11, 2; Laxmi Ram (AP) 1:56.10, 3. 5000M: Inderjeet Patel (UP) 14:25.61 (NMR), 1; Surender Kumar (AP) 14:43.44, 2; Vikas Malik (Har) 15:09.3, 3.

Triple jump: R Raja Sekar (TN) 15.65 metres, 1; Unais S (Kerala) 15.12, 2; Haramritpal (Pun) 14.56, 3. Javelin: Manoj Yadav (UP) 70.61 metres (NMR), 1; Manu Roy (Bengal) 67.17, 2; Amit Kumar (Mah) 65.19, 3. Under-18: 200M: Jijin Vijayan (Ker) 21.59 seconds (National record. Old: 21.80, Harjinder Singh), 1; Jatin Jain (Pun) 21.92, 2; Sanjeet (Har) 22.31, 3.

800M: Mandeep Goyat (Mah) 1:53.95, 1; Arjun Khokhar (Har) 1:55.32, 2; Prem Kunj (Bih) 1:55.33, 3.

3000M: Harish Koranga (UK) 8:28.96, 1; Rajendra Bind (UP) 8:30.00, 2; Suresh Wagh (Mah) 8:30.57, 3.

Pole vault: Kundan (Har) 4.40 metres, 1; Madhusudan (UP) 4.10, 2; Anuj (Del) 4.10, 3. Shot put: Surender Singh (Har) 18.67 metres (NMR), 1; Pradeep Kumar Yadav (UP) 17.45, 1; Sanjeev (Del) 17.09, 3.

Under-16: 200M: B Karthikeyan (TN) 22.37 seconds, 1; Dinesh (Har) 22.78, 2; M S Arun (TN) 22.81, 3.

High jump: Asesh Chandra Roy (Ben) 1.99 (NMR), 1; Ajay Kumar (Har) 1.96, 2; Mukesh (Del) 1.92, 3. Javelin: Mandeep Kumar (Har) 61.21 metres, 1; Sunil Kumar (UP) 59.95, 2; Naveen Suhag (Del) 58.04, 3.

Girls Under-20: 200M: Bebi Sumaya (Kar) 24.62 seconds, 1; Chhavi Sahrawat (UP) 25.06, 2; Nikhila Joseph (Ker) 25.60, 3.;

800M: Namita Kabat (Jhar) 2:19.47, 1; Anju (Har) 2:19.55, 2; Alishka Agrawal (Jhar) 2:19.83, 3. 3000M: Monika M Athar (Mah) 10:00.41 (NMR) 1; Sahanara Khatun (Ben) 10:01.05, 2; Ritu Dinkar (Jhar) 10:03.29, 3. High jump: Jinu Maria (Ker) 1.65 metres, 1; M Arockia Elizabeth Rose (TN) 1.63, 2; Sonu (Har) 1.50, 3.

Discus: Sandeep Kumari (Har) 42.94, 1; Neena Elizabeth Baby (Ker) 35.93, 1; R Kumari (TN) 35.07, 3.

4x400M relay: Kerala 3:50.35, 1; Haryana 3:53.65, 2; Karnataka (Sowmya Savanth,
Arpitha M, S Desai, Reena George), 3:56.51, 3.

Under-18: 200M: S Archana (TN) 24.75 (NMR), 1; Sunanda Sarkar (Bihar) 25.12, 2; Rengitha C (Ker) 25.61, 3.

800M: R Pavithra (TN) 2:17.55, 1; Nirmala (Har) 2:18.76, 2; Monika Chaudhary (UP) 2:19.49, 3.

3000M: Thara M D (Ker) 10:16.15 (National record. Old: 10:20.89, Saharana Khatun) 1; Preeti (UP) 10:27.58, 2; Shipra Sarkar (Bengal) 10:42.55, 3.

High jump: Sruthi C (Ker) 1.53 metres, 1; Sornamalathi (TN) 1.53, 2; Kowsalya (TN) 1.45, 3.

Triple jump: Chandini B V (Kar) 12.20 metres, 1; Shipu Mandal (Bengal) 12.00 metres, 2; Sneharaj Alappat (Ker) 11.94, 3.

Under-16: 200M: Varsha R (Kar) 25.79 seconds, 1; Mamata N Hulke (Mah) 26.12, 2; Shaharbana Sidhique T P  (Ker) 26.13, 3.

High jump: Jueely P Badhe (Mah) 1.56 metres, 1; Suman Sangwan (Har) 1.56, 2; Akshaya Susan (Ker) 1.54, 3.

Javelin: N Rashmeka (TN) 32.04 metres, 1; Rajshree (Mah) 28.19, 2; M Valarmathi (TN) 27.01, 3.