Kerala emerge champions

Mandeep Goyat, Jessy Joseph power to easy wins in 800M

 Mandeep Goyat and Jessy Joseph powered to convincing victories in the 800M while Kerala regained the overall championship after a year’s gap in the ninth National Youth Athletics Championships on Sunday.

Goyat, the defending champion, timed 1:52.66 to erase the time of 1:53.08 set by Pankaj Dimri in 2008 for a national record, finishing ahead of Delhi’s Arjun Khokhar and Gurjant Singh of Punjab.

Jessy, a trainee of P T Usha, was miles ahead of her rivals as she clocked 2:10.72, a meet record, to defend the gold she won in Ranchi last year. The old record of 2:11.30 stood in the name of  Jhuma Khatun.

Kerala won the overall championships with a tally of 216 points while Haryana, last year’s champions, finished second with 125.5 points. Kerala also swept the boys’ and girls’ team titles while Karnataka, who failed to win a gold on the final day, was second in the girls section.

Maharashtra’s Satish Pasale, who won the boys’ 400M hurdles, and Dutee Chand, winner of the 100-200M double in the girls section, were adjudged the best athletes.

Results: Boys: 400M: Rajeev (Haryana) 49.39 seconds, 1; Kamberdeep Singh (Punjab) 49.55, 2; Divakar Dawa (UP) 49.64, 3.
800M: Mandeep Goyat (Mah) 1:52.66 (National record. Old: 1:53.08, Pankaj Dimri) 1; Arjun Khokhar (Delhi) 1:55.54, 2; Gurjant Singh (Punjab) 1:56.05, 3.
3000M: Sanjay Yadav (MP) 8:53.39, 1; Kishore M (Kerala) 9:05.93, 2; Rahul PR (Kerala) 9:31.61, 3.

Triple jump: Ashman Sahu (Orissa) 15.00 metres, 1; Ajith M A (Kerala) 14.40, 2; Akhil Biju (Kerala) 14.11, 3.
Pole vault: Deepak (Rajasthan) 3.90 metres, 1; Ebin Sunny (Kerala) 3.80, 2; Sumit Kumar (Rajasthan) 3.70, 3.
Hammer throw: Prakash Singh (MP) 60.66 metres, 1; Sachin (UP) 60.62, 2; Dewaspati T (UP) 60.21, 3.
10,000M walk: Karan Rathi (Haryana) 49:48.70, 1; Ravi Kumar (Mah) 50:05.49, 2; Shailesh Kumar (MP) 50:08.86, 3.
Girls: 400M: Abha Khatun (Bengal) 57.67 seconds, 1; Neethu Sabu (Kerala) 58.94, 2; Sandra Sathy (Kerala) 59.38, 3.

800M: Jessy Joseph (Kerala) 2:10.72 (NMR. Old: 2:11.30, Jhuma Khatun) 1; Nirmala (Haryana) 2:17.23, 2; Archana K A (Karnataka) 2:23.68, 3.
3,000M: Chitra P U (Kerala) 10:17.28, 1; Varsha M V (Kerala) 10:24.81, 2; Monika Yadav (UP) 11:08.26, 3.

Triple jump: Jenimol Joy (Kerala) 12.42 metres, 1; Bhairabi Roy (WB) 12.35, 2; M A Siva Anbaj (TN) 12.19, 3. Hammer throw: Bhawana (Haryana) 46.00, 1; Sangeeta (Haryana) 42.70, 2; Athira Murali (Kerala) 41.15, 3. Heptathlon: Sowmya M (TN) 4018 points, 1; Amrutha M (Kerala) 3642, 2; Rajeshwari (Orissa) 3614, 3. 5,000M walk: Priyanka (UP) 27:16.25, 1; Binsy A M (Kerala) 27:55.26, 2; Viji  V (Kerala) 28:33.09, 3.
Team championships:  Overall: Kerala (216 points) 1; Haryana (125.5 points).
Boys: Kerala (75 points), 1; Haryana (74.5), 2.
Girls: Kerala (141 points) 1; Karnataka (56 points).
Best athletes: Boys: Satish Pasala (Maharashtra). Girls: Dutee Chand (Orissa).