<p>Chetan B soared to a meet record in high jump while Sonith Mendon completed a sprint double on the second day of the Dasara Games athletics programme here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chetan cleared 2.07 metres to erase the mark of 2.06 set by S Harshith last year. The Bangalore City high jumper was a cut above the rest of the field with the second-placed Abhishek N Shetty of Mysore managing only 1.84 metres. Vinay Kumar, another Mysorean, claimed the bronze at 1.84 on a countback.<br /><br />Mysore’s Mendon, winner of the 100M on the first day, won the 200M in 21.51 seconds. <br />Vikas Putran of Mysore finished in 21.80 seconds for the silver.<br /><br />Reena George of Mysore topped in the women’s 200M in a time of 24.49 seconds, erasing Bebe Sumaya’s meet record of 24.6 in the process. <br /><br />Another meet record fell in the men’s 110M hurdles, with Srikanth M of Mysore picking up the gold in 14.87 seconds, bettering the mark of 15.1 set by M K Sumanth in 2011. <br /><br />Bangalore Rural’s Sumanth had to settle for silver this time, in 14.94 seconds, also better than his old record.<br /><br />Mysore’s Suraj won the gold in the men’s 1500 metres with a timing of 4:15.87.<br /><br />DH News Service<br />Results: Men: 200M: Sonith Mendon (Mysore) 21.51 seconds, 1; Vikas Putran (Mysore) 21.80, 2; Salim Sheikh (Bangalore City) 22.46, 3.<br />1500M: Suraj (Mysore) 4:15.87, 1; Rahul B (Bangalore Rural) 4:16.29, 2; Vinay N (Bangalore City) 4:16.67.<br />110M hurdles: Srikanth M (Mysore) 14.87 seconds (NMR. Old: 15.1, Sumanth M K, 2011), 1; Sumanth M K (Bangalore Rural) 14.94, 2; Samarth S (Mysore) 15.29, 3.<br />High jump: Chetan B (Bangalore City) 2.07 (NMR. Old: 2.06, Harshith S, 2012), 1; Abhishek N Shetty (Mysore) 1.84, 2; Vinay Kumar (Mysore) 1.84, 3.<br />Discus throw: Sheethal Kumar (Bangalore City) 44.26 metres, 1; Sachin S V (Bangalore Rural) 40.68, 2; Sudhir R S (Mysore) 40.36, 3.<br />Women: 200M: Reena George (Mysore) 24.49 seconds (NMR. Old: 24.6, Bebe Sumaya, 2012), 1; Priyanka K (Belgaum) 25.37, 2; Arpitha M (Bangalore City) 25.61, 3.<br />1500M: Shruthi K C (Bangalore City) 5:00.26, 1; Shradharani S Desai (Mysore) 5:01.59, 2; Farheen Sheikh (Belgaum) 5:05.83, 3.<br />100M hurdles: Priyanka S G (Mysore) 14.68 seconds, 1; Pragna Prakash (Bangalore City) 14.84, 2; Harshitha (Mysore) 16.39, 3.<br />High jump: Harshini Kumari (Bangalore City) 1.57 metres, 1; Joyline Lobo (Bangalore City) 1.55, 2; Sumithra P B (Mysore) 1.53, 3.<br />Discus throw: Niveditha Sawant (Belgaum) 36.39 metres, 1; Shahajahani (Mysore) 28.94, 2; Kalavathi (Bangalore Rural) 28.20, 3.</p>
<p>Chetan B soared to a meet record in high jump while Sonith Mendon completed a sprint double on the second day of the Dasara Games athletics programme here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Chetan cleared 2.07 metres to erase the mark of 2.06 set by S Harshith last year. The Bangalore City high jumper was a cut above the rest of the field with the second-placed Abhishek N Shetty of Mysore managing only 1.84 metres. Vinay Kumar, another Mysorean, claimed the bronze at 1.84 on a countback.<br /><br />Mysore’s Mendon, winner of the 100M on the first day, won the 200M in 21.51 seconds. <br />Vikas Putran of Mysore finished in 21.80 seconds for the silver.<br /><br />Reena George of Mysore topped in the women’s 200M in a time of 24.49 seconds, erasing Bebe Sumaya’s meet record of 24.6 in the process. <br /><br />Another meet record fell in the men’s 110M hurdles, with Srikanth M of Mysore picking up the gold in 14.87 seconds, bettering the mark of 15.1 set by M K Sumanth in 2011. <br /><br />Bangalore Rural’s Sumanth had to settle for silver this time, in 14.94 seconds, also better than his old record.<br /><br />Mysore’s Suraj won the gold in the men’s 1500 metres with a timing of 4:15.87.<br /><br />DH News Service<br />Results: Men: 200M: Sonith Mendon (Mysore) 21.51 seconds, 1; Vikas Putran (Mysore) 21.80, 2; Salim Sheikh (Bangalore City) 22.46, 3.<br />1500M: Suraj (Mysore) 4:15.87, 1; Rahul B (Bangalore Rural) 4:16.29, 2; Vinay N (Bangalore City) 4:16.67.<br />110M hurdles: Srikanth M (Mysore) 14.87 seconds (NMR. Old: 15.1, Sumanth M K, 2011), 1; Sumanth M K (Bangalore Rural) 14.94, 2; Samarth S (Mysore) 15.29, 3.<br />High jump: Chetan B (Bangalore City) 2.07 (NMR. Old: 2.06, Harshith S, 2012), 1; Abhishek N Shetty (Mysore) 1.84, 2; Vinay Kumar (Mysore) 1.84, 3.<br />Discus throw: Sheethal Kumar (Bangalore City) 44.26 metres, 1; Sachin S V (Bangalore Rural) 40.68, 2; Sudhir R S (Mysore) 40.36, 3.<br />Women: 200M: Reena George (Mysore) 24.49 seconds (NMR. Old: 24.6, Bebe Sumaya, 2012), 1; Priyanka K (Belgaum) 25.37, 2; Arpitha M (Bangalore City) 25.61, 3.<br />1500M: Shruthi K C (Bangalore City) 5:00.26, 1; Shradharani S Desai (Mysore) 5:01.59, 2; Farheen Sheikh (Belgaum) 5:05.83, 3.<br />100M hurdles: Priyanka S G (Mysore) 14.68 seconds, 1; Pragna Prakash (Bangalore City) 14.84, 2; Harshitha (Mysore) 16.39, 3.<br />High jump: Harshini Kumari (Bangalore City) 1.57 metres, 1; Joyline Lobo (Bangalore City) 1.55, 2; Sumithra P B (Mysore) 1.53, 3.<br />Discus throw: Niveditha Sawant (Belgaum) 36.39 metres, 1; Shahajahani (Mysore) 28.94, 2; Kalavathi (Bangalore Rural) 28.20, 3.</p>