Odisha is emerging as a new hub of sprinting prowess in the country, while Madhya Pradesh’s Ekta Pradeep Dey improved the national women’s 3,000m steeplechase record on the concluding day of the 22nd National Junior U20 Federation Athletics Championships. The meet was conducted here at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Center.
Madhya Pradesh’s Ekta Pradeep Dey ran a well-judged pace to win gold medal in the gruelling 3,000m steeplechase. She clocked 10:10.08 seconds on her way to winning gold. Her Sunday’s performance in Lucknow was better than the Asian U20 qualification time of 11:30.00 and she also improved the national record of 10:29.50 seconds.
The day after missing Asian U20 qualification time in 100m dash, sprinter Dondapati Mrutyam Jaya from Odisha ran a scorching 21.59 secs to win 200m gold in men’s group and better the Asian U20 qualification time of 21.60 seconds.
Dondapati Mrutyam was the only 200m sprinter to have breached the Asian qualification time. On Saturday he won gold in 100m with a time of 10.67 seconds, while the Asian qualification time was 10.50 secs.
Away from the track Uttar Pradesh javelin throwers hogged the limelight. Dipanshu Sharma claimed gold with a throw of 68.89m, while Rohan Yadav clinched silver with a throw of 68.29m.
Uttarakhand’s Ajeet Kumar Yadav took home bronze with a throw of 66.94m. All three throwers bettered the AQM of 65.49m.
Apart from men’s 200m sprint and javelin throw, athletes were successful in achieving Asian U20 qualification marks in other events, including men and women’s 5,000m event.
Gujarat’s Laxita Vinod Sandilea also added 800m gold to her 1500m kitty on Sunday.
Results:
Men:
200m (Asian Qualifying Mark 21.60 seconds): Dondapati Mrutyam Jaya (Odisha) 21.59 secs, Ankit Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) 21.89 secs, Mangal Kumar Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 21.91 secs
800m (AQM 1:50.86 secs): Vinod Kumar (Telangana) 1:51.30 secs, Adarsh Kumar (Madhya Pradesh) 1:51.54 secs, Sunil Kumar (Haryana) 1:51.55 secs.
400m hurdles (AQM 51.26 seconds) Murad Sirman (Gujarat) 52.31 seconds, Arun Pradeep (Kerala) 54.12 secs, Amit Dahiya (Haryana) 55.26 secs.
3,000m steeplechase (AQM 9:18.43 secs): Sharuk Khan (Uttar Pradesh) 8:57.90 secs, Ranvir Kumar Sinh (Gujarat) 8:58.67 secs, Sohel Beg (Uttarakhand) 8:59.95 secs.
5,000m (AQM 14:38.00) Vinod Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 14:22.32, Gaurav Bhaskar Bhosali (Maharashtra) 14:26.16, Rahul Maurya (Uttar Pradesh) 14:28.80.
High jump (AQM 2.12m): Castro Raj R (Tamil Nadu) 1.95m, C Tharun Vikas (Tamil Nadu) 1.90m, Abhiraj Nair (Bihar) 1.90m.
Javelin throw (AQM 65.49m): Dipanshu Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) 68.89m, Rohan Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 68.29m, Ajeet Kumar Yadav (Uttarakhand) 66.94m
Triple jump (AQM 15.28m): Bhupendra Singh Bisht (Uttarakhand) 15.08m, S Ravi Prakash (Tamil Nadu) 15.07m, Swagat Behera (Odisha) 14.71m.
Women:
200m (Asian Qualifying Mark 24.53 secs): Dodla Sai Sangeetha (Telangana) 24.58 seconds, Abinaya Rajarajan (Tamil Nadu) 24.83 secs, Mishthi Kajla (Rajasthan) 24.92 secs.
800m (AQM 2:13.32): Laxita Vinod Sandilea (Gujarat) 2:09.01, Tanvi Malik (Uttar Pradesh) 2:09.84, Laxmipriya Kisan (Odisha) 2:11.01
400m hurdles (AQM 1:01.13 secs): Shreeya Rajesh (Karnataka) 59.30 secs, Jeyavindhiya Jegadish (Tamil Nadu) 59.62 secs, Unnathi Aiyappa Bolland (Karnataka) 59.86 secs.
3000m steeplechase (AQM 11:30); Ekta Pradeep Dey (Madhya Pradesh) 10:10.08, Garima Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 10:57.13, Chaitali Borekar (Maharashtra) 11:58.50.
5,000m (AQM 17:47.97): Ekta Pradeep Dey (Madhya Pradesh) 17:08.81, Sunita Devi (Uttar Pradesh) 17:06.08, Shilpa Dihora (Gujarat) 17:30.69.
Triple jump (AQM 12.40m) Rishika Awasthi (Uttar Pradesh) 12.40m, Prathiksha Yamuna (Tamil Nadu) 12.03m, Divyashri (Tamil Nadu) 11.73m.
Shot put (AQM 15m): Tamanna (Haryana) 14.56m, Pooja Kumari (Rajasthan) 13.83m, Antima Mishra (Uttar Pradesh) 12.71m.
Javelin (AQM 47.35m): Deepika (Haryana) 48.71m, Poonam (Haryana) 46.24m, Jyoti (Haryana) 45.90m.
Heptathlon: Pavana Nagraj (Karnataka) 5076 points, Mubassina Mohammed (Lakshadweep) 4379 points, Bidisha Kundu (West Bengal) 4037 points.
(Courtesy : Athletics Federation of India)
