by The 23yearold with a personal best of 663m started with a modest effort of 562m but soon got going as she leaped to 651m on her third attempt Taiwan Open Champion Nayana James came up second best in the evening as she managed a best of 648m on her sixth, final attempt after beginning the action with two foul jumps Assured of the gold before her final jump Sojan who will fancy her chances to bag an unlikely berth for the Paris Games improved her performance by another centimetre to celebrate her last start to the season in styleAs the Kerala stars bagged thegold, silver medals as expected Andhra Pradeshs Bhavani Yadav Bhagavat took the bronze with a best leap of 627mIn the mens 100m final Race A Tamil Nadus Ragul Kumar G shocked national record holder Manikanta Hoblidhar of Karnataka Kumar crossed the line in 1056s as Hoblidhar timed 1064s to bag the silver Abhinav C of Kerala came third in 1067s The womens 100m dash saw hosts Sneha win the A race title in 1141s She was followed by TNs Abhinaya Rajarajan 116, Snehas teammate V Sudeeksha 1175Asian Games silver medallist Kishore Kumar Jenas pull out robbed the sheen out of the mens javelin throw
Published in The Times of India (Online) (13.06.2024)