<p>Karnataka’s Khyathi Vakharia claimed the lone meet record to fall on the opening day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships, triumphing in the women’s pole vault at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.<br /><br />Khyathi cleared 4.00 metres to erase V S Surekha’s mark of 3.95 metres set four years ago. Tamil Nadu’s Surekha, who holds the national mark at 4.08 metres, settled for the silver at 3.90 metres.<br /><br />Kerala’s Mayookha Johny won the women’s long jump with a leap of 6.49 metres while Krishna Poonia again failed to come near her best in discus, taking the top spot with a 56.73 metres.</p>.<p>Anirudh Kalidas Gujar of Maharashtra and Asha Roy of West Bengal emerged the fastest athletes, winning the 100 metres in the men’s and women’s sections respectively.<br /><br />Anirudh clocked 10.61 seconds in the men’s final while Asha timed 11.86 for the women’s gold. <br /><br />Results: Men: 100M: Anirudh Kalidas Gujar (Maharashtra) 10.61 seconds, 1; Vijayakumar (Tamil Nadu) 10.63, 2; M Manikanda Raj (Andhra Pradesh) 10.64, 3.<br />5000M: Lakshmanan (Tamil Nadu) 14:15.39, 1; Nitender Singh (Uttarakhand) 14:15.66, 2; Md Younis (Maharashtra) 14:15.68, 3.<br /><br />Women: 100M: Asha Roy (Bengal) 11.86 seconds, 1; Merlin K Joseph (Kerala) 11.90, 2; Sharadha Narayana (Tamil Nadu) 11.97, 3.<br /><br />5000M: O P Jaisha (Punjab) 17:27.24, 1; Preeja Sreedharan (Kerala) 17:28.94, 2; L Suriya (Tamil Nadu) 17:31.18, 3.<br /><br />Long jump: Mayookha Johny (Kerala) 6.49 metres, 1; Neena V (Jharkhand) 6.15, 2; Prajusha M A (Kerala) 6.01, 3.<br /><br />Pole vault: Khyathi Vakharia (Karnataka) 4.00 metres, 1; V S Surekha (Tamil Nadu) 3.90, 2; Dija K C (Kerala) 3.60, 3. Discus throw: Krishna Poonia (Rajasthan) 56.73 metres, 1; Seema Antil (Uttar Pradesh) 51.70, 2; Navjit Kaur (Punjab) 47.07, 3. Javelin: Suman Devi (Uttar Pradesh) 51.96 metres, 1; Annu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 49.52, 2; Mukesh Kumari (Haryana) 48.84, 3.<br /></p>
<p>Karnataka’s Khyathi Vakharia claimed the lone meet record to fall on the opening day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships, triumphing in the women’s pole vault at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday.<br /><br />Khyathi cleared 4.00 metres to erase V S Surekha’s mark of 3.95 metres set four years ago. Tamil Nadu’s Surekha, who holds the national mark at 4.08 metres, settled for the silver at 3.90 metres.<br /><br />Kerala’s Mayookha Johny won the women’s long jump with a leap of 6.49 metres while Krishna Poonia again failed to come near her best in discus, taking the top spot with a 56.73 metres.</p>.<p>Anirudh Kalidas Gujar of Maharashtra and Asha Roy of West Bengal emerged the fastest athletes, winning the 100 metres in the men’s and women’s sections respectively.<br /><br />Anirudh clocked 10.61 seconds in the men’s final while Asha timed 11.86 for the women’s gold. <br /><br />Results: Men: 100M: Anirudh Kalidas Gujar (Maharashtra) 10.61 seconds, 1; Vijayakumar (Tamil Nadu) 10.63, 2; M Manikanda Raj (Andhra Pradesh) 10.64, 3.<br />5000M: Lakshmanan (Tamil Nadu) 14:15.39, 1; Nitender Singh (Uttarakhand) 14:15.66, 2; Md Younis (Maharashtra) 14:15.68, 3.<br /><br />Women: 100M: Asha Roy (Bengal) 11.86 seconds, 1; Merlin K Joseph (Kerala) 11.90, 2; Sharadha Narayana (Tamil Nadu) 11.97, 3.<br /><br />5000M: O P Jaisha (Punjab) 17:27.24, 1; Preeja Sreedharan (Kerala) 17:28.94, 2; L Suriya (Tamil Nadu) 17:31.18, 3.<br /><br />Long jump: Mayookha Johny (Kerala) 6.49 metres, 1; Neena V (Jharkhand) 6.15, 2; Prajusha M A (Kerala) 6.01, 3.<br /><br />Pole vault: Khyathi Vakharia (Karnataka) 4.00 metres, 1; V S Surekha (Tamil Nadu) 3.90, 2; Dija K C (Kerala) 3.60, 3. Discus throw: Krishna Poonia (Rajasthan) 56.73 metres, 1; Seema Antil (Uttar Pradesh) 51.70, 2; Navjit Kaur (Punjab) 47.07, 3. Javelin: Suman Devi (Uttar Pradesh) 51.96 metres, 1; Annu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 49.52, 2; Mukesh Kumari (Haryana) 48.84, 3.<br /></p>
