<div align="justify">Pole vaulter Khyati Vakharia claimed Karnataka’s first gold on the penultimate day of the the Inter-State athletics championships here on Monday.<br /><br />Khyati soared over the bar at 3.70 metres to leave Punjab’s Kiranbir Kaur (3.40) and Manjula (3.30) of Tamil Nadu way behind.<br /><br />On a day dominated by field events, Tejaswin Shankar sparked with a superb show in high jump. The Delhi youngster cleared 2.23 metres, just three centimetres short of his own national record, to win the gold and create a meet record. Karnataka’s Chetan B, who had equalled his personal best of 2.20 in the Asian Championships last week, claimed silver with a 2.19M effort.<br /><br />Big names were absent in many events. The 400M runners who were part of India’s gold-winning quartet at Bhubaneswar were all missing from the quartermile heats here. Also missing the event was steeplechaser Sudha Singh, who won the gold in Bhubaneswar.<br /><br />Chinta Yadav, representing Athletics Federation of India, claimed the gold in a lacklustre 10:10.22. The women’s triple jump also lacked sheen, with Kerala’s N V Sheena taking the title with an effort of 12.78M. Karnataka’s Joyline Lobo won silver with a 12.52M effort.<br /><br />Annu Rani was also below-par in women’s javelin, with the UP thrower claiming the gold with a mediocre 54.29M. Poonam Rani (51.4) of Haryana won silver and Karnataka’s Rashmi Shetty (47.76) bagged the bronze. <br /><br />Results: Men: 3000M steeplechase: Jaiveer (Haryana) 8:53.04, 1; Naveen (Haryana) 8:57.23, 2; Karamvir (Haryana) 8:59.12, 3.<br /><br />High jump: Tejaswin Shankar (Delhi) 2.23 metres (NMR. Old: 2.22, Harishankar Roy, 2007), 1; Chetan B (Karnataka) 2.19, 2; Ajay Kumar (Haryana) 2.17, 3.<br /><br />Discus throw: Dharamraj Yadav (UP) 55.55 metres, 1; Prabhjot Singh (Punjab) 52.91, 2; Baljinder Singh (Punjab) 51.59, 3.<br /><br />4x100M relay: Tamil Nadu 41.13, 1; Maharashtra 41.25, 2; Kerala 41.51, 3.<br /><br />Women: 3000M steeplechase: Chinta Yadav (AFI) 10:10.22, 1; Vijay Laxmi (UP) 10:41; Varsha Bhawari (Maharashtra) 10:48.37, 3.<br /><br />Pole vault: Khyati Vakharia (Karnataka) 3.70 metres, 1; Kiranbir Kaur (Punjab) 3.40, 2; Manjula (Tamil Nadu) 3.30, 3.<br /><br />Triple jump: Sheena N V (Kerala) 12.78 metres, 1; Joyline Lobo (Karnataka) 12.52, 2; G Karthika (Andhra Pradesh) 12.51, 3.<br /><br />Javelin throw: Annu Rani (UP) 54.29 metres, 1; Poonam Rani (Haryana) 51.14, 2; Rashmi Shetty (Karnataka) 47.76, 3.<br />20000M walk: Soumya B (Delhi) 1:42:23, 1; Karamjit Kaur (Punjab) 1:44:47, 2; Priyanka (UP) 1:45:44, 3.<br /><br />4x100 relay: Kerala 46.75 seconds, 1; Karnataka 47.50, 2; Maharashtra 47.79, 3.</div>
<div align="justify">Pole vaulter Khyati Vakharia claimed Karnataka’s first gold on the penultimate day of the the Inter-State athletics championships here on Monday.<br /><br />Khyati soared over the bar at 3.70 metres to leave Punjab’s Kiranbir Kaur (3.40) and Manjula (3.30) of Tamil Nadu way behind.<br /><br />On a day dominated by field events, Tejaswin Shankar sparked with a superb show in high jump. The Delhi youngster cleared 2.23 metres, just three centimetres short of his own national record, to win the gold and create a meet record. Karnataka’s Chetan B, who had equalled his personal best of 2.20 in the Asian Championships last week, claimed silver with a 2.19M effort.<br /><br />Big names were absent in many events. The 400M runners who were part of India’s gold-winning quartet at Bhubaneswar were all missing from the quartermile heats here. Also missing the event was steeplechaser Sudha Singh, who won the gold in Bhubaneswar.<br /><br />Chinta Yadav, representing Athletics Federation of India, claimed the gold in a lacklustre 10:10.22. The women’s triple jump also lacked sheen, with Kerala’s N V Sheena taking the title with an effort of 12.78M. Karnataka’s Joyline Lobo won silver with a 12.52M effort.<br /><br />Annu Rani was also below-par in women’s javelin, with the UP thrower claiming the gold with a mediocre 54.29M. Poonam Rani (51.4) of Haryana won silver and Karnataka’s Rashmi Shetty (47.76) bagged the bronze. <br /><br />Results: Men: 3000M steeplechase: Jaiveer (Haryana) 8:53.04, 1; Naveen (Haryana) 8:57.23, 2; Karamvir (Haryana) 8:59.12, 3.<br /><br />High jump: Tejaswin Shankar (Delhi) 2.23 metres (NMR. Old: 2.22, Harishankar Roy, 2007), 1; Chetan B (Karnataka) 2.19, 2; Ajay Kumar (Haryana) 2.17, 3.<br /><br />Discus throw: Dharamraj Yadav (UP) 55.55 metres, 1; Prabhjot Singh (Punjab) 52.91, 2; Baljinder Singh (Punjab) 51.59, 3.<br /><br />4x100M relay: Tamil Nadu 41.13, 1; Maharashtra 41.25, 2; Kerala 41.51, 3.<br /><br />Women: 3000M steeplechase: Chinta Yadav (AFI) 10:10.22, 1; Vijay Laxmi (UP) 10:41; Varsha Bhawari (Maharashtra) 10:48.37, 3.<br /><br />Pole vault: Khyati Vakharia (Karnataka) 3.70 metres, 1; Kiranbir Kaur (Punjab) 3.40, 2; Manjula (Tamil Nadu) 3.30, 3.<br /><br />Triple jump: Sheena N V (Kerala) 12.78 metres, 1; Joyline Lobo (Karnataka) 12.52, 2; G Karthika (Andhra Pradesh) 12.51, 3.<br /><br />Javelin throw: Annu Rani (UP) 54.29 metres, 1; Poonam Rani (Haryana) 51.14, 2; Rashmi Shetty (Karnataka) 47.76, 3.<br />20000M walk: Soumya B (Delhi) 1:42:23, 1; Karamjit Kaur (Punjab) 1:44:47, 2; Priyanka (UP) 1:45:44, 3.<br /><br />4x100 relay: Kerala 46.75 seconds, 1; Karnataka 47.50, 2; Maharashtra 47.79, 3.</div>