Two meet records were registered on a truncated day of the three-day Shriram Properties National Inter-District junior athletic meet at the Port Diamond Jubilee Stadium here on Sunday.
The morning session saw Dehradun-based athlete Anu Kumar (1:25.97), eclipsing Yash Ajay Sukhwani (1:26.93s) record set in the 2013 edition.
In fact, other podium finishers – Sachin Jangara of Hisar (1:26.28) and Pardeep of Barabanki (1:26.68) – too erased Sukhwani’s record.
The evening session witnessed Bangalore-Urban athlete Lokesh leaping to a distance of 6.93 metres in the u-16 boys’ long jump, erasing Mahesh (6.69m) record.
Khyati of Meerat won the u-14 girls’ high jump honours while Ranga Reddy’s D. Bhagyalakshmi clocked 1:45.66s to win the u-14 girls’ 600m event.
The meet lost 90 minutes due to rain. Some of the finals slated for the day were postponed for the final day.
The results:
Boys: U-14: 600m: 1. Anu Kumar (UK) 1:25.97s , 2. Sachin Jangra (UK) 1: 26.28, 3. Pardeep (UP) 1:26.68. Shot put: 1. Vikash (Haryana) 13.92m, 2. Tushar Singh (Guj) 13.38, 3. Anu Harshit (UP) 13.30.
High jump: 1. Papi Das (WB) 1.77m, 2. Suraj Singh Yadav (Del) 1.70, 3. Ajay Sanger (UP) 1.65. U-16: Long jump: 1. S. Lokesh (Kar) 6.93m , 2. Nitin Kumar (Jha), 3. Arjun Prajapati (Br) 6.49.
Girls: U-14: 600m: 1. Bhagyalakshmi (Tel) 1:45.66s, 2. S. Priya (TN) 1:46.05, 3. Ritika (Har) 1:46.92; High Jump: 1. Khyati (UP) 1.44m, 2. Mansi (UP) 1.41, 3. Mane Sfurti (Mah) 1.41.
Shot put: 1. Melkundeagrat (Mah) 10.75m, 2. Debanjana Dey (WB) 9.94, 3. Madhu Shripal (WB) 9.35. — Special Correspondent
