Visakhapatnam: The 15th edition of three-day National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet (NID-JAM-2017) concluded at Visakhapatnam Port Trust Diamond Jubilee Stadium here in Vizag city on Sunday and a total of nine records were rewritten in 30 events of the NIDJAM.
Girls participate in the finals of the 100 metre hurdle race
West Bengal’s athlete Aparna Ghosh has emerged the star athlete on Sunday. Using the slightly dated straddle technique. Aparna soared higher than the competition, most of them resorting to the Fosbury Flop, in the girls’ under-16 high jump with 1.65 mts.
Boys participate in the finals of the 200 metre running race at the National Inter-District Junior Athletics Meet at Port Stadium in Vizag on Sunday.
In the highest ever turnout, there were 4,283 participants from 424 districts for the 15th edition and Vizag city has gained popularity by hosting the major events for three consecutive years. Joint Collector –II A Siri has presented medals to the winners on Sunday and she said spots also played key role in unite nation.
The results:
Boys: U-16: Anurag (long jump, Hyderabad) 884 points; U-14:Roushan Kumar (long jump, Jamui, Bihar) 871.
Girls: U-16: J. Coleshiya (long jump, Tirunelveli) 5.56m; U-14: Srushti Shetty (100m, Mumbai suburb) 12.83s.
Boys: U-16, 200m: 1. Shivam Vaishnav 22.79s. NMR (N. Delhi), OR: Dibyendu Acharjee, 23s; 2. Balkishan 22.92s NMR (Alwar, Raj); 3. Parmjeet (Kaithal, Har). 400m: 1. Deepak K. 50.08s NMR (Jind, Har) OR: Ashish Mondal, 50.63s; 2. G. Dhanush Kumar 50.28 NMR (Kadapa, AP); 3. K. Aravind 50.42 NMR (Mahbubnagar, Tel); 4. Gulshan Kumar 50.50 NMR (Ballia, UP).
100m hurdles: 1. Aditya Prakash 13.51s NMR (Dhanbad, Jha) OR: Md. Azharuddin 13.80s; 2. Ritesh Choudhary 13.79 NMR (N.W. Delhi); 3. Dibya Sundar Das (North Parganas, Ben).
High jump: 1. Bijender 1.92m NMR (Sonipat, Har) OR: Shaqib, 1.91m; 2. Yashas (Bengaluru); 3. Suraj Yadav (W. Delhi);
Javelin: 1. Sudama Kumar Yadav 64.48m NMR (Jamui, Bih) OR: Suraj Kumar, 63.75m; 2. Sunny Choudary (Meerut, U.P.); 3. Vivek Singh (Etawah, U.P.).
Discus: 1. Ashish 48.87m (Bagpat, UP); 2. Manish Jogi (Bhopal); 3. Ashish (Fatehabad, Har).
U-14, 100m: 1. Raja Babu 11.26s NMR (N.E. Delhi) OR: 11.63s; 2. Aman Khokhar NMR 11.54s (Etawah, UP); 3.Ajay Rawat (New Delhi).
Girls: U-16, 200m: 1. Madhumita Deb 26.28s (W. Tripura); 2. Chaarvi Poojari (Thane); 3. Grace Mariya Wilson (Tvm, Kerala).
400m: Priscilla Daniel 59.90s (Tvm); 2. Florence Barla (Ranchi); 3. Aarya Sinkar (Ratnagiri, Mah).
100m hurdles: 1. P.M. Thabitha 15.09s (Thanjavur, TN) OR: P.M. Thabitha 15.37s; 2. Anjana M.S. (Tvm, Kerala); 3. Aleena Varghese (Kottayam, Ker).
Discus: 1. Aditi Bugad 37.59m (Kolhapur, Mah); 2. Sania Danish (Kanpur); 3. Tannishta Dinesh (Mumbai).
High jump: 1. Aparna Ghosh 1.65m NMR (North Parganas, Ben) Arti Yadav 1.60m; 2. Varsha Muraleedharan (Palakkad, Ker); 3. A. Kevina Ashwin (Tiruchi, TN).
U-14, 100m: 1. Srushti Shetty 12.83s NMR (Mumbai Suburb) OR: Gloria Tudu, 13.17s; 2. Neole Anne (Bengaluru) 12.84s NMR; 3. Sharun Maria (Mysuru).
