<p>Nagaraj won the 100 metres in 10.55 seconds, finishing ahead of Maharashtra’s Krishna Rane in a close contest. Rane too timed 10.55 but was placed second. Tamil Nadu’s Hemant Kirulkar took the bronze in 10.58 seconds.<br /><br />Karnataka’s hopes of a sprint double were dashed when favourite H M Jyothi was beaten to silver position in the women’s 100 metres by Andhra Pradesh’s S Geetha, who clocked 11.80 to Jyothi’s 11.84.<br /><br />Harwant Kaur caused another upset in women’s discus, relegating Krishna Poonia to second place. Harwant achieved a mark of 60.66 to edge out Krishna whose best effort of the day measured 60.44.<br /><br />Hardeep Kaur also was an impressive winner in women’s hammer throw, striking gold with 61.21M heave.<br /><br />Results: Men: 100M: B G Nagaraj (Karnataka) 10.55 seconds, 1; Krishna Rane (Maharashtra) 10.55, 2; Hemant Kirulkar (Tamil Nadu) 10.58, 3. 5000M: Sunil Singh (Haryana) 14:03.71, 1; Sandeep Batham (Madhya Pradesh) 14:06.46, 2; Kashinath Aswale (Maharashtra) 14:08.01, 3. Triple jump: Amarjeet Singh (Jharkhand) 15.87 metres, 1; Arpinder Singh (Punjab) 15.82, 2; Saurabh Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 15.77, 3.<br /><br />Women: 100M: S Geetha (Andhra Pradesh) 11.80 seconds, 1; H M Jyothi (Karnataka) 11.84, 2; Priya P K (Kerala) 12.01, 3. 5000M: Jijimol Jacob (Kerala) 17:27.00, 1; S Thobaton Chanu (Chandigarh) 17:32.50, 2; Monika Atre (AFI) 17:39.0, 3. Pole vault: S Saranya (Tamil Nadu) 3.30 metres, 1; Anusha K P (Kerala) 3.20, 2; Kyathi (Karnataka) 3.10, 3. Discus throw: Harwant Kaur (Punjab) 60.66 metres, 1; Krishna Poonia (Rajasthan) 60.44, 2; Seema Antil (Haryana) 56.06, 3. Hammer throw: Hardeep Kaur (Punjab) 61.21 metres, 1; Manju Bala (Rajasthan) 56.01, 2; Ritu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 55.36, 3.</p>
<p>Nagaraj won the 100 metres in 10.55 seconds, finishing ahead of Maharashtra’s Krishna Rane in a close contest. Rane too timed 10.55 but was placed second. Tamil Nadu’s Hemant Kirulkar took the bronze in 10.58 seconds.<br /><br />Karnataka’s hopes of a sprint double were dashed when favourite H M Jyothi was beaten to silver position in the women’s 100 metres by Andhra Pradesh’s S Geetha, who clocked 11.80 to Jyothi’s 11.84.<br /><br />Harwant Kaur caused another upset in women’s discus, relegating Krishna Poonia to second place. Harwant achieved a mark of 60.66 to edge out Krishna whose best effort of the day measured 60.44.<br /><br />Hardeep Kaur also was an impressive winner in women’s hammer throw, striking gold with 61.21M heave.<br /><br />Results: Men: 100M: B G Nagaraj (Karnataka) 10.55 seconds, 1; Krishna Rane (Maharashtra) 10.55, 2; Hemant Kirulkar (Tamil Nadu) 10.58, 3. 5000M: Sunil Singh (Haryana) 14:03.71, 1; Sandeep Batham (Madhya Pradesh) 14:06.46, 2; Kashinath Aswale (Maharashtra) 14:08.01, 3. Triple jump: Amarjeet Singh (Jharkhand) 15.87 metres, 1; Arpinder Singh (Punjab) 15.82, 2; Saurabh Singh (Uttar Pradesh) 15.77, 3.<br /><br />Women: 100M: S Geetha (Andhra Pradesh) 11.80 seconds, 1; H M Jyothi (Karnataka) 11.84, 2; Priya P K (Kerala) 12.01, 3. 5000M: Jijimol Jacob (Kerala) 17:27.00, 1; S Thobaton Chanu (Chandigarh) 17:32.50, 2; Monika Atre (AFI) 17:39.0, 3. Pole vault: S Saranya (Tamil Nadu) 3.30 metres, 1; Anusha K P (Kerala) 3.20, 2; Kyathi (Karnataka) 3.10, 3. Discus throw: Harwant Kaur (Punjab) 60.66 metres, 1; Krishna Poonia (Rajasthan) 60.44, 2; Seema Antil (Haryana) 56.06, 3. Hammer throw: Hardeep Kaur (Punjab) 61.21 metres, 1; Manju Bala (Rajasthan) 56.01, 2; Ritu Rani (Uttar Pradesh) 55.36, 3.</p>
