Arjun bags boys' discus crown

Delhi’s Arjun nailed the boys’ discus throw title on Wednesday that also saw three meet marks being bettered in the Junior Federation Cup (Under-20) athletics championship here.

Arjun recorded a personal best of 57.57 metres to pocket gold. Maharashtra’s Rahul Kumar Pal (boys’ 5000M, 14:16.67) and Rajesh Kumar Bind (boys’ javelin throw, 74.75 metres), Sahanara Khatun of West Bengal (girls’ 5000M, 17:30.48) and Anu R of Kerala (400M hurdles, 1:01.06) rewrote meet records on the second day.

Karnataka athletes could bag only two silver medals on Wednesday. Arpitha M (girls’ 400M hurdles, 1:02.84) and Rashmi K (girls’ javelin throw, 39.56 metres) were the silver medal winners.

Results: Boys: 200M: Jatin Jain (Pun) 21.98 seconds, 1; Kamberdeep Singh (Pun) 22.20, 2; B Mourya Teja (AP) 22.48, 3.

5000M: Rahul Kumar Pal (Mah) 14:16.67 (New Meet Record, Old: 14:55.93, Kuldeep Kumar) 1; Ankit Malik (Har) 14:48.10, 2; Rajendra Bind (UP) 14:48.90, 3.

3000M steeplechase: Shakti Singh (Mah) 9:25.39, 1; Dhara Yadav (Raj) 9:30.44, 2; Satish Kumar (Har) 9:42.77, 3. Discus throw: Arjun (Dli) 57.57 metres, 1; Sachin (Har) 51.39, 2; Yogendra Singh (UP) 49.66, 3. Javelin throw: Rajesh Kumar Bind (Mah) 74.75 metres (NMR, Old: 69.25, Gurlirat Singh) 1; Sunder Singh (Raj) 67.25, 2; Vijay (Har) 65.43, 3.
Triple jump: Raja Sekar (TN) 15.80 metres, 1; Ashman Sahu (Odi) 14.75, 2; Haramritpal Singh (Pun) 14.72, 3. 4x100M relay: Tamil Nadu (42.50 seconds) 1; Andhra Pradesh (42.90) 2; Kerala (43.40) 3. 4x400M relay: Kerala (3:21.17) 1; Andhra Pradesh (3:25.47) 2; Delhi (3:50.69) 3. Decathlon: Dileep Kumar (Mah) 6504 points, 1; Surender Kumar (Har) 6127, 2; Ajit Singh (Har) 5972, 3.

Girls: 200M: Archana (TN) 24.96 seconds, 1; Dutee Chand (Odi) 24.97, 2; Ruma Sarkar
(WB) 25.24, 3.5000M: Sahanara Khatun (WB) 17:30.48 (NMR; Old: 17:41.17, L Suriya) 1; Thara MD (Ker) 18:02.89, 2; Poonam Singh (UP) 18:39.73, 3.400M hurdles: Anu R (Ker) 1:01.06 (NMR, Old: 1:02.10, A Kalyani) 1; Arpitha M (Kar) 1:02.84, 2; Merlin P (Ker) 1:06.68, 3. 2000M steeplechase: Meenu Nirwal (UP) 7:53.17, 1; Safeeda MP (Ker) 8:14.07, 2; Vijay Laxmi (UP) 8:37.43, 3. High jump: Jinu Maria Manuel (Ker) 1.62 metres, 1; Niketa Suresh (Mah) 1.59, 2; Sonu (Har) 1.59, 3. Triple jump: Bhumika Thakur (Pun) 12.13 metres, 1; Sivaanbarasi M A (TN) 11.61, 2; Shipu Mondal (WB) 11.50, 3. Discus throw: Navjeet Kaur (Pun) 44.25 metres, 1; Jyoti (Har) 39.95, 2; Suman Devi (Har) 39.55, 3. Javelin throw: Abha Khatua (WB) 41.32 metres, 1; Rashmi K (Kar) 39.56, 2; Prachi Satish Patil (Mah) 35.06, 3.4x100M relay: West Bengal (49.80 seconds) 1; Kerala (50.79) 2; Odisha (51.22) 3.