<p>Triple-jumper Arpinder Singh set a new national record en route to picking up the best male athlete award as the 54th National Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship came to a conclusion with Kerala expectedly sweeping the overall and team titles here on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Punjab’s Arpinder leapt to a distance of 17.17 metres, obliterating Renjith Maheswary’s record of 17.07 set in 2010. The achievement helped Arpinder qualify for Commonwealth Games in Glosgow. <br /><br />Karnataka’s Poovamma MR, who took the best female athlete award, set a new meet record in the 400 metres after clocking 51.73 seconds, just 0.01 seconds faster than the previous record set by Mandeep Kaur in June 2008.<br /><br />Results: Men: Krishnakumar Rane (Mah) 10.32 seconds (New Meet Record; Old: Sanjay Ghosh, 10.36, 2003) 1; Manikanta Raj (AP) 10.52, 2; Aniruddha Gujar (Mah) 10.63, <br /><br />3. 110M hurdles: Sidhant Thingaliya (Mah) 13.84, 1; Surendhar (TN) 13.97, 2; Prem Kumar (Tlg) 14.06, 3. 400M: Arokiarajiv (TN) 46.13, 1; Kunhu Muhammed P (Ker) 46.17, 2; Sachin Roby (Kar) 46.79, 3. 1500M: Sajeesh Joseph (Ker) 3:48.16, 1; Anil Kumar (MP) 3:50.41, 2; Chandrakant Manwadai (Mah) 3:50.89, 3. 10000M: Suresh Kumar Patel (UP) 30:00.03, 1; Rahul Kumar Pal (Mah) 30:36.69, 2; Khetaram (Raj) 30:50.95, 3. 4x400M relay: Kerala ‘A’ (Manu K Zacharia, Anoop D, Jithu Baby, Kunhu Muhammed P) 3:10.64, 1; Karnataka ‘A’ (3:11.39) 2; Tamil Nadu ‘A’ (3:16.82) 3. Triple jump: Arpinder Singh (Pun) 17.17 metres (National Record; Old: Renjith Maheshwary, 17.07, Delhi 2010) 1; Ranjith Mageswari (TN) 16.54, 2; Karthik (Kar) 15.91, 3. Hammer throw: Chandrodaya Narain Singh (UP) 69.38 (New Meet Record; Old: Rakesh Kumar Yadav, 70.16, July 2003) 1; Kaushal Singh (Del) 65.31, 2; Neeraj Kumar (Raj) 63.74, 3.Women: 100M: Saradha Narayan (TN) 11.39 (New Meet Record; Old: Rachita Mistry, 11.48, July 2000) 1; HM Jyothi (Kar) 11.49, 2; Srabani Nanda (Ori) 11.59, 3. 100M hurdles: Sajitha KV (Ker) 14.16, 1; Gayathiri (TN) 14.21, 2; Hemasharee (TN) 14.51, 3. 400M: Poovamma MR (Kar) 51.73 (New Meet Record; Old: Mandeep Kaur, 51.74, June 2008) 1; Tintu Luka (Ker) 53.22, 2; Debashree Majumder (WB) 53.54, 3. 1500M: OP Jaisha (Pun) 4:16.27, 1; Sini A Markose (Kar) 4:18.94, 2; Jhuma Khatoon (Jhar) 4:20.53, 3. 10000M: Preeja Sreedharan (Ker) 34:34.98, 1; Suriya (TN) 35:26.75, 2; Monika Athare (Mah) 38:19.93, 3. 4x400M relay: Kerala ‘A’ (Anu Mariam Jose, Anilda Thomas, Chinchu Jose, Tintu Luka) 3:38.40 (New Meet Record; Old: 3:39.32, Kerala, Dec 1997) 1; West Bengal ‘A’ (3:50.84) 2; Uttar Pradesh ‘A’ (3:57.82) 3. Discus throw: Parmila (Har) 46.99, 1; Vasumathy (TN) 42.12, 2; Ankita Julka (Del) 41.03, 3. 20K walk: Rani Yadav (UP) 1::46:49.00, 1; Shanti Kumari (Del) 1::58:16.00, 2; Rajani (MP) 2::01:2.00, 3.<br /><br />Heptathlon: Liksy Joseph (MP) 5386 points, 1; Niksy Joseph (MP) 5154, 2; Purnima Hembram (Ori) 4932, 3.<br /><br />Overall championship: Kerala (152.5) 1; Tamil Nadu (133) 2. Men: Kerala (68) 1; Tamil Nadu (65) 2. Women: Kerala (84.5) 1; Tamil Nadu (68) 3.<br /><br />Best athletes: Men: Arpinder Singh (Pun) 1174 points. Women: Poovamma MR (Kar) 1141 points.</p>
<p>Triple-jumper Arpinder Singh set a new national record en route to picking up the best male athlete award as the 54th National Inter-State Senior Athletic Championship came to a conclusion with Kerala expectedly sweeping the overall and team titles here on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Punjab’s Arpinder leapt to a distance of 17.17 metres, obliterating Renjith Maheswary’s record of 17.07 set in 2010. The achievement helped Arpinder qualify for Commonwealth Games in Glosgow. <br /><br />Karnataka’s Poovamma MR, who took the best female athlete award, set a new meet record in the 400 metres after clocking 51.73 seconds, just 0.01 seconds faster than the previous record set by Mandeep Kaur in June 2008.<br /><br />Results: Men: Krishnakumar Rane (Mah) 10.32 seconds (New Meet Record; Old: Sanjay Ghosh, 10.36, 2003) 1; Manikanta Raj (AP) 10.52, 2; Aniruddha Gujar (Mah) 10.63, <br /><br />3. 110M hurdles: Sidhant Thingaliya (Mah) 13.84, 1; Surendhar (TN) 13.97, 2; Prem Kumar (Tlg) 14.06, 3. 400M: Arokiarajiv (TN) 46.13, 1; Kunhu Muhammed P (Ker) 46.17, 2; Sachin Roby (Kar) 46.79, 3. 1500M: Sajeesh Joseph (Ker) 3:48.16, 1; Anil Kumar (MP) 3:50.41, 2; Chandrakant Manwadai (Mah) 3:50.89, 3. 10000M: Suresh Kumar Patel (UP) 30:00.03, 1; Rahul Kumar Pal (Mah) 30:36.69, 2; Khetaram (Raj) 30:50.95, 3. 4x400M relay: Kerala ‘A’ (Manu K Zacharia, Anoop D, Jithu Baby, Kunhu Muhammed P) 3:10.64, 1; Karnataka ‘A’ (3:11.39) 2; Tamil Nadu ‘A’ (3:16.82) 3. Triple jump: Arpinder Singh (Pun) 17.17 metres (National Record; Old: Renjith Maheshwary, 17.07, Delhi 2010) 1; Ranjith Mageswari (TN) 16.54, 2; Karthik (Kar) 15.91, 3. Hammer throw: Chandrodaya Narain Singh (UP) 69.38 (New Meet Record; Old: Rakesh Kumar Yadav, 70.16, July 2003) 1; Kaushal Singh (Del) 65.31, 2; Neeraj Kumar (Raj) 63.74, 3.Women: 100M: Saradha Narayan (TN) 11.39 (New Meet Record; Old: Rachita Mistry, 11.48, July 2000) 1; HM Jyothi (Kar) 11.49, 2; Srabani Nanda (Ori) 11.59, 3. 100M hurdles: Sajitha KV (Ker) 14.16, 1; Gayathiri (TN) 14.21, 2; Hemasharee (TN) 14.51, 3. 400M: Poovamma MR (Kar) 51.73 (New Meet Record; Old: Mandeep Kaur, 51.74, June 2008) 1; Tintu Luka (Ker) 53.22, 2; Debashree Majumder (WB) 53.54, 3. 1500M: OP Jaisha (Pun) 4:16.27, 1; Sini A Markose (Kar) 4:18.94, 2; Jhuma Khatoon (Jhar) 4:20.53, 3. 10000M: Preeja Sreedharan (Ker) 34:34.98, 1; Suriya (TN) 35:26.75, 2; Monika Athare (Mah) 38:19.93, 3. 4x400M relay: Kerala ‘A’ (Anu Mariam Jose, Anilda Thomas, Chinchu Jose, Tintu Luka) 3:38.40 (New Meet Record; Old: 3:39.32, Kerala, Dec 1997) 1; West Bengal ‘A’ (3:50.84) 2; Uttar Pradesh ‘A’ (3:57.82) 3. Discus throw: Parmila (Har) 46.99, 1; Vasumathy (TN) 42.12, 2; Ankita Julka (Del) 41.03, 3. 20K walk: Rani Yadav (UP) 1::46:49.00, 1; Shanti Kumari (Del) 1::58:16.00, 2; Rajani (MP) 2::01:2.00, 3.<br /><br />Heptathlon: Liksy Joseph (MP) 5386 points, 1; Niksy Joseph (MP) 5154, 2; Purnima Hembram (Ori) 4932, 3.<br /><br />Overall championship: Kerala (152.5) 1; Tamil Nadu (133) 2. Men: Kerala (68) 1; Tamil Nadu (65) 2. Women: Kerala (84.5) 1; Tamil Nadu (68) 3.<br /><br />Best athletes: Men: Arpinder Singh (Pun) 1174 points. Women: Poovamma MR (Kar) 1141 points.</p>