<p align="justify">Alva’s Moodbidri’s Anil Kumar and Vidyanagar Sports School, Bengaluru’s R Usha bagged the gold in the men’s and women’s events respectively in the Deccan Athletic Club’s KA Nettakallappa memorial road races, sponsored by Deccan Herald and Prajavani, here on Sunday. <br /><br />In the men’s 12-km race, Anil, who faced a stiff challenge from Mysuru’s Chetan and Bengaluru’s Nanjudappa in the early part of the race, eventually finished first in 42 minutes and 8.43 seconds. For Anil, a second year pre-university student, it was his maiden gold at the Nettakallappa races. Chetan bagged silver in 42:8.50 and Nanjudappa settled for bronze in 42:8.60. <br /><br />Participating in the event for the fourth time, Usha clocked 24:58 to emerge champion in the women’s 6 km run. In the 2014 edition in Ballari, Usha had bagged the bronze. <br /><br />NITTE Sports Club’s Suma came a distant second in 25:12 while Vidyanagara Sports School Malleshwari Rathod clinched bronze in a time of 25:13. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />In the boys’ 2.5 km contest, local lad S Tejas, a trainee of the Sports Authority of India (Bengaluru), bagged the top honour. <br /><br />Tejas, who had won a gold three years ago in Ballari, clocked 7:59 to take home the yellow metal. Basant R (8:37) of St Lawrence, Bengaluru, and NITTE Sports Club’s Nitesh (8:40) completed the podium. <br /><br />In the corresponding girls’ race, Arpitha EB, a trainee of Shivamogga’s Vidyanagar Sports School, came first. The first year pre-university student of Yelahanka Government college clocked 8:33 to bag the top spot. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />Bangalore’s Priyanka C, a student of New St Mary’s High School, took the silver in a time of 8:38 and her school-mate Aishwarya L (8:57) settled for bronze. District Commissioner Deepti Aditya distributed the prizes. <br /><br />Results: Men: 12 km: Anil Kumar (Alva’s Moodbidri) 42:8.43, 1; Chetan GJ (Mysuru) 42:8.50, 2; M Nanjudappa (Bengaluru) 42:8.60, 3. <br /><br />Boys: 2.5 km: S Tejas (Chikkaballapur) 7:59, 1; Basanth R (St Lawrence, Bengaluru) 8:37, 2; Nitesh (NITTE Sports Club, Udupi) 8:40, 3. <br /><br />Women: 6 km: R Usha (Vidyanagar Sports School, Bengaluru) 24:58, 1; Suma (NITTE Sports) 25:12, 2; Malleshwari R Rathod (Vidyanagar Sports School) 25:13, 3. <br />Girls: 2.5km: Arpitha EB (Vidyanagar Sports School) 8:33, 1; Priyanka C (New St Mary’s High School) 8:38, 2; Aishwarya L (New St Mary’s) 8:57, 3. </p>
<p align="justify">Alva’s Moodbidri’s Anil Kumar and Vidyanagar Sports School, Bengaluru’s R Usha bagged the gold in the men’s and women’s events respectively in the Deccan Athletic Club’s KA Nettakallappa memorial road races, sponsored by Deccan Herald and Prajavani, here on Sunday. <br /><br />In the men’s 12-km race, Anil, who faced a stiff challenge from Mysuru’s Chetan and Bengaluru’s Nanjudappa in the early part of the race, eventually finished first in 42 minutes and 8.43 seconds. For Anil, a second year pre-university student, it was his maiden gold at the Nettakallappa races. Chetan bagged silver in 42:8.50 and Nanjudappa settled for bronze in 42:8.60. <br /><br />Participating in the event for the fourth time, Usha clocked 24:58 to emerge champion in the women’s 6 km run. In the 2014 edition in Ballari, Usha had bagged the bronze. <br /><br />NITTE Sports Club’s Suma came a distant second in 25:12 while Vidyanagara Sports School Malleshwari Rathod clinched bronze in a time of 25:13. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />In the boys’ 2.5 km contest, local lad S Tejas, a trainee of the Sports Authority of India (Bengaluru), bagged the top honour. <br /><br />Tejas, who had won a gold three years ago in Ballari, clocked 7:59 to take home the yellow metal. Basant R (8:37) of St Lawrence, Bengaluru, and NITTE Sports Club’s Nitesh (8:40) completed the podium. <br /><br />In the corresponding girls’ race, Arpitha EB, a trainee of Shivamogga’s Vidyanagar Sports School, came first. The first year pre-university student of Yelahanka Government college clocked 8:33 to bag the top spot. </p>.<p align="justify"><br />Bangalore’s Priyanka C, a student of New St Mary’s High School, took the silver in a time of 8:38 and her school-mate Aishwarya L (8:57) settled for bronze. District Commissioner Deepti Aditya distributed the prizes. <br /><br />Results: Men: 12 km: Anil Kumar (Alva’s Moodbidri) 42:8.43, 1; Chetan GJ (Mysuru) 42:8.50, 2; M Nanjudappa (Bengaluru) 42:8.60, 3. <br /><br />Boys: 2.5 km: S Tejas (Chikkaballapur) 7:59, 1; Basanth R (St Lawrence, Bengaluru) 8:37, 2; Nitesh (NITTE Sports Club, Udupi) 8:40, 3. <br /><br />Women: 6 km: R Usha (Vidyanagar Sports School, Bengaluru) 24:58, 1; Suma (NITTE Sports) 25:12, 2; Malleshwari R Rathod (Vidyanagar Sports School) 25:13, 3. <br />Girls: 2.5km: Arpitha EB (Vidyanagar Sports School) 8:33, 1; Priyanka C (New St Mary’s High School) 8:38, 2; Aishwarya L (New St Mary’s) 8:57, 3. </p>
