As many as six meet records have been bettered in the 19th edition of the All-India inter-zonal junior athletic championships which concluded on Thursday (11 Oct) evening at the Acharya Nagarjuna University campus in Guntur.
Athletes from the state of Haryana dominated the three day meet. Rinku Sangwan led the champions with a “double” in girls’ under-18 age-group, capped with a meet record 42.90m in discus throw. Her team-mate Akash Antil also re-wrote the record in the same event for boys hurling the Discus to 54.55m.
The above meet added significance as it served as ‘selection trials’ for those wishing to make the national team to the inaugural South Asian junior championships to be held at Colombo, Sri Lanka, in November 29-30.
The ‘southern stars’ from Kerala and Tamil Nadu had to face stiff challenge from athletes from Bengal. Bengal’s Milan Ali sailed over a creditable height of 1.92m in boys’ U16 age-group. Their athletes almost had a clean sweep of titles in the middle distance events among girls, with the international Jhuma Khatoon took junior women’s crown in 1500m in a time of 4:35.7.
Noteworthy performances were delivered by Kerala boys Jithin Paul (400h) and P.K. Anoop (Long jump) as well as Tamil Nadu girls G. Gayathri and R. Kowsalya (in hurdles).
Ram. Murali Krishnan for the IAAF
Results: (only winners)
Boys:
U-14:
Triathlon-A (9): Pranan Debnath (Ben) 1,755 pts; Triathlon-B (9): Anil Kumar (Har) 1,505 pts; Triathlon-C (9): P. Donaldo (TN) 2,269 pts [NMR];
U-16:
100m (9): Amiya Malick (Ori) 10.9; 400m (11): Pardeep (Har) 51.0; 800m (9): Roshan Xalxo (Jhar) 2:00.7; 2,000m (11): Roshan Xalxo (Jhar) 5:48.8; 100h (10): Srisailam (AP) 13.6;
HJ (9): Milan Ali (Ben) 1.92; LJ (10): Kalpesh Chaudhary (Guj) 6.69; SP (11): Karan Singh (Har) 14.49; DT (10): Arjun Singh (Del) 48.54; HT (11): Sukhdev (Har) 56.87; JT (9): Dharmendra Kumar Patel (UP) 62.14 [NMR]; Pentathon (11): Sunny Kujur (Jhar) 3,493 pts; Medley Relay: Haryana 2:03.2;
U-18:
100m (9): Sukhendu Mandal (Ben) 10.8; 200m (10): Sukhendu Mandal (Ben) 22.5; 400m (11): Jithin Paul (Ker) 49.3; 800m (9): Pankaj Dimri (Utk) 1:56.6; 1,500m (10): Birsa Oraon (Ori) 4:08.1; 5,000m (9): Radhey Shyam Chauhan (UP) 15:31.6; 2,000st (11): Jai Prakash (Jhar) 6:15.8; 110h (10): Gurinder Singh (Pun) 14.3; 400h (11): Jithin Paul (Ker) 52.6; HJ (9): A. Karthikeyan (TN) 2.00; PV (9); Antony Jose (Ker) 4.10; LJ (10): Ankit Kumar Sharma (MP) 7.09; TJ (11): Dhiraj Mishra (Mah) 15.36 [NMR]; SP (9): Sanjeev Rathi (Del) 18.09; DT (9): Akash Antil (Har) 54.55 [NMR]; HT (10): Ajaz Ahmed (UP) 67.04; JT (9): Virender Singh (Har) 59.05; Octathlon (11): Navjot Singh (Har) 5,448 pts; 5,000m walk (11): Neeraj Kumar Patel (UP) 25:54.4; 4x100m Relay (11): Haryana 43.4; 4x400m Relay (9): Uttarakhand 3:25.2;
U-20:
100m (9): A. Premkumar (TN) 10.8; 200m (10): Jaspal Singh (Raj) 21.9; 400m (11): Jaspal Singh (Raj) 48.7; 800m (9): P. Trinath (AP) 1:59.2; 1,500m (10): P. Trinath (AP) 3:34.2; 5,000m (9): Karan Singh (Har) 15:37.2; 10,000m (11): B. Ezhil Nilavan (TN) 32:55.2; 3,000st (11): Avdesh Kumar (Mah) 10:01.5; 110h (10): Amandeep Singh (Pun) 14.3; 400h (11): Shejil Varghese (Ker) 52.9; HJ (10): Vipin Kumar (Har) 2.02; PV (9): Dhaneesh Stephan (Ker) 4.30; LJ (10): P.K. Anoop (Ker) 7.36; TJ (11): V. Deepan Kumar (TN) 15.21; SP (9): Shiv Kumar (Del) 17.61; DT (10): Dinesh Ram (Har) 50.09; HT (10): Lokesh Yadav (Del) 65.81; JT (11): Samarjeet Singh (Raj) 64.23; Decathlon (10): P.V. Jijo (Ker) 6,001 pts; 10km walk (9); Hardeep Singh (Pun) 51:29.2; 4x100m Relay (11): Andhra Pradesh 43.1; 4x400m Relay (9): Orissa 3:26.8;
Girls:
U-14:
Triathlon-A (9): K. Atchyutha Kumari (AP) 1,540 pts; Triathlon-B (9): Geetha (TN) 1,716 pts;
Triathlon-C (9): Kalyani Sikdar (Ben) 2.077 pts;
U-16:
100m (9): Nirupama Sunderraj (Kar) 12.5; 400m (11): Aswathy Mohanan (Ker) 58.3; 800m (9): Faulan Khatoon (Ben) 2:22.4; 2,000m (11): Sahnara Khatoon (Ben) 6:42.8; 100h (10): R. Kowsalya (TN) 15.1; HJ (11): Sonu (Har) 1.60; LJ (9): Tanzila Khatoon (Ben) 5.78; SP (10); A. Sindhuja (TN) 10.51; DT (9): A. Sindhuja (TN) 35.30; JT (9): Reena Kushwah (Mah) 32.63; Pentathlon (11): Tanzila Khatoon (Ben) 2,789 pts; 3,000m walk (10): Sabarni Devi (Mani) 19:34.9; Medley Relay (10): Haryana 2:24.1;
U-18:
100m (9) : G. Gayathri (TN) 12.3; 200m (10): Srabani Nanda (Ori) 25.5; 400m (11) : Debashree Majumdhar (Ben) 57.6; 800m (9): Kalpana Baragi (Ben) 2:26.6; 1,500m (10): Rekha Patel (UP) 4:52.2; 3,000m (11) : Rekha Patel (UP) 10 :38.8; 100h (10): G. Gayathri (TN) 14.4; 400h (11): R. Vigneshwari (TN) 65.4; HJ (10): K. Anandhi (TN) 1.67; LJ (9) : Renu Bala Mahanta (Ori) 5.84; TJ (10) : Papiya Khatoon (Ben) 11.83; SP (10): Rinku Sangwan (Har) 11.74; DT (10): Rinku Sangwan (Har) 42.90 [NMR]; HT (11): Reena (Har) 45.51; JT (11): Sophiya Kispota (Jhar) 36.51; Heptathlon (11): Antana Khatoon (Ben) 4,265 pts; 5,000m walk (11): P. Renuka (Ker) 27:20.0; 4x100m Relay (11): Tamil Nadu 50.0;
U-20:
100m (9): A. Jessy (TN) 12.1; 200m (10): Asima Bagh (Ben) 25.4; 400m (11): G. Harathi (AP) 55.7; 800m (9): Babli Haldar (Ben) 2:18.5; 1,500m (10): Jhuma Khatoon (Ben) 4:35.7; 3,000m (11): Savita Dhankar (Har) 10:25.8; 5,000m (9): Manjula Patil (Mah) 19:19.4; 100h (10): C.T. Raji (Ker) 15.0; 400h (10): K.A. Soniya (Ker) 63.5; HJ (9): Kavya Muthanna (Kar) 1.71; PV (11): S. Archana (Pondy) 2.55; LJ (9): Mayookha Johnny (Ker) 6.05; TJ (10): Mayookha Johnny (Ker) 12.76; SP (10): Neelam (Har) 13.25; DT (9): Manisha (Har) 39.20; HT (11): Manju Bala (Raj) 49.51 [NMR]; JT (11): P. Asha Mary (AP) 38.29; Heptathlon (11): P.J. Asha (Ker) 3,879 pts; 10km walk (10): Kavita Dalal (Har) 60:34.4; 4x100m Relay (11): West Bengal 51.4; 4x400m Relay (9): West Bengal 4:11.0.
Athletes from the state of Haryana dominated the three day meet. Rinku Sangwan led the champions with a “double” in girls’ under-18 age-group, capped with a meet record 42.90m in discus throw. Her team-mate Akash Antil also re-wrote the record in the same event for boys hurling the Discus to 54.55m.
The above meet added significance as it served as ‘selection trials’ for those wishing to make the national team to the inaugural South Asian junior championships to be held at Colombo, Sri Lanka, in November 29-30.
The ‘southern stars’ from Kerala and Tamil Nadu had to face stiff challenge from athletes from Bengal. Bengal’s Milan Ali sailed over a creditable height of 1.92m in boys’ U16 age-group. Their athletes almost had a clean sweep of titles in the middle distance events among girls, with the international Jhuma Khatoon took junior women’s crown in 1500m in a time of 4:35.7.
Noteworthy performances were delivered by Kerala boys Jithin Paul (400h) and P.K. Anoop (Long jump) as well as Tamil Nadu girls G. Gayathri and R. Kowsalya (in hurdles).
Ram. Murali Krishnan for the IAAF
Results: (only winners)
Boys:
U-14:
Triathlon-A (9): Pranan Debnath (Ben) 1,755 pts; Triathlon-B (9): Anil Kumar (Har) 1,505 pts; Triathlon-C (9): P. Donaldo (TN) 2,269 pts [NMR];
U-16:
100m (9): Amiya Malick (Ori) 10.9; 400m (11): Pardeep (Har) 51.0; 800m (9): Roshan Xalxo (Jhar) 2:00.7; 2,000m (11): Roshan Xalxo (Jhar) 5:48.8; 100h (10): Srisailam (AP) 13.6;
HJ (9): Milan Ali (Ben) 1.92; LJ (10): Kalpesh Chaudhary (Guj) 6.69; SP (11): Karan Singh (Har) 14.49; DT (10): Arjun Singh (Del) 48.54; HT (11): Sukhdev (Har) 56.87; JT (9): Dharmendra Kumar Patel (UP) 62.14 [NMR]; Pentathon (11): Sunny Kujur (Jhar) 3,493 pts; Medley Relay: Haryana 2:03.2;
U-18:
100m (9): Sukhendu Mandal (Ben) 10.8; 200m (10): Sukhendu Mandal (Ben) 22.5; 400m (11): Jithin Paul (Ker) 49.3; 800m (9): Pankaj Dimri (Utk) 1:56.6; 1,500m (10): Birsa Oraon (Ori) 4:08.1; 5,000m (9): Radhey Shyam Chauhan (UP) 15:31.6; 2,000st (11): Jai Prakash (Jhar) 6:15.8; 110h (10): Gurinder Singh (Pun) 14.3; 400h (11): Jithin Paul (Ker) 52.6; HJ (9): A. Karthikeyan (TN) 2.00; PV (9); Antony Jose (Ker) 4.10; LJ (10): Ankit Kumar Sharma (MP) 7.09; TJ (11): Dhiraj Mishra (Mah) 15.36 [NMR]; SP (9): Sanjeev Rathi (Del) 18.09; DT (9): Akash Antil (Har) 54.55 [NMR]; HT (10): Ajaz Ahmed (UP) 67.04; JT (9): Virender Singh (Har) 59.05; Octathlon (11): Navjot Singh (Har) 5,448 pts; 5,000m walk (11): Neeraj Kumar Patel (UP) 25:54.4; 4x100m Relay (11): Haryana 43.4; 4x400m Relay (9): Uttarakhand 3:25.2;
U-20:
100m (9): A. Premkumar (TN) 10.8; 200m (10): Jaspal Singh (Raj) 21.9; 400m (11): Jaspal Singh (Raj) 48.7; 800m (9): P. Trinath (AP) 1:59.2; 1,500m (10): P. Trinath (AP) 3:34.2; 5,000m (9): Karan Singh (Har) 15:37.2; 10,000m (11): B. Ezhil Nilavan (TN) 32:55.2; 3,000st (11): Avdesh Kumar (Mah) 10:01.5; 110h (10): Amandeep Singh (Pun) 14.3; 400h (11): Shejil Varghese (Ker) 52.9; HJ (10): Vipin Kumar (Har) 2.02; PV (9): Dhaneesh Stephan (Ker) 4.30; LJ (10): P.K. Anoop (Ker) 7.36; TJ (11): V. Deepan Kumar (TN) 15.21; SP (9): Shiv Kumar (Del) 17.61; DT (10): Dinesh Ram (Har) 50.09; HT (10): Lokesh Yadav (Del) 65.81; JT (11): Samarjeet Singh (Raj) 64.23; Decathlon (10): P.V. Jijo (Ker) 6,001 pts; 10km walk (9); Hardeep Singh (Pun) 51:29.2; 4x100m Relay (11): Andhra Pradesh 43.1; 4x400m Relay (9): Orissa 3:26.8;
Girls:
U-14:
Triathlon-A (9): K. Atchyutha Kumari (AP) 1,540 pts; Triathlon-B (9): Geetha (TN) 1,716 pts;
Triathlon-C (9): Kalyani Sikdar (Ben) 2.077 pts;
U-16:
100m (9): Nirupama Sunderraj (Kar) 12.5; 400m (11): Aswathy Mohanan (Ker) 58.3; 800m (9): Faulan Khatoon (Ben) 2:22.4; 2,000m (11): Sahnara Khatoon (Ben) 6:42.8; 100h (10): R. Kowsalya (TN) 15.1; HJ (11): Sonu (Har) 1.60; LJ (9): Tanzila Khatoon (Ben) 5.78; SP (10); A. Sindhuja (TN) 10.51; DT (9): A. Sindhuja (TN) 35.30; JT (9): Reena Kushwah (Mah) 32.63; Pentathlon (11): Tanzila Khatoon (Ben) 2,789 pts; 3,000m walk (10): Sabarni Devi (Mani) 19:34.9; Medley Relay (10): Haryana 2:24.1;
U-18:
100m (9) : G. Gayathri (TN) 12.3; 200m (10): Srabani Nanda (Ori) 25.5; 400m (11) : Debashree Majumdhar (Ben) 57.6; 800m (9): Kalpana Baragi (Ben) 2:26.6; 1,500m (10): Rekha Patel (UP) 4:52.2; 3,000m (11) : Rekha Patel (UP) 10 :38.8; 100h (10): G. Gayathri (TN) 14.4; 400h (11): R. Vigneshwari (TN) 65.4; HJ (10): K. Anandhi (TN) 1.67; LJ (9) : Renu Bala Mahanta (Ori) 5.84; TJ (10) : Papiya Khatoon (Ben) 11.83; SP (10): Rinku Sangwan (Har) 11.74; DT (10): Rinku Sangwan (Har) 42.90 [NMR]; HT (11): Reena (Har) 45.51; JT (11): Sophiya Kispota (Jhar) 36.51; Heptathlon (11): Antana Khatoon (Ben) 4,265 pts; 5,000m walk (11): P. Renuka (Ker) 27:20.0; 4x100m Relay (11): Tamil Nadu 50.0;
U-20:
100m (9): A. Jessy (TN) 12.1; 200m (10): Asima Bagh (Ben) 25.4; 400m (11): G. Harathi (AP) 55.7; 800m (9): Babli Haldar (Ben) 2:18.5; 1,500m (10): Jhuma Khatoon (Ben) 4:35.7; 3,000m (11): Savita Dhankar (Har) 10:25.8; 5,000m (9): Manjula Patil (Mah) 19:19.4; 100h (10): C.T. Raji (Ker) 15.0; 400h (10): K.A. Soniya (Ker) 63.5; HJ (9): Kavya Muthanna (Kar) 1.71; PV (11): S. Archana (Pondy) 2.55; LJ (9): Mayookha Johnny (Ker) 6.05; TJ (10): Mayookha Johnny (Ker) 12.76; SP (10): Neelam (Har) 13.25; DT (9): Manisha (Har) 39.20; HT (11): Manju Bala (Raj) 49.51 [NMR]; JT (11): P. Asha Mary (AP) 38.29; Heptathlon (11): P.J. Asha (Ker) 3,879 pts; 10km walk (10): Kavita Dalal (Har) 60:34.4; 4x100m Relay (11): West Bengal 51.4; 4x400m Relay (9): West Bengal 4:11.0.
