by In 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 silverAbhinav 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 1175In womens 200m Telanganas Nithya Gandhe took the top spot in 2423 seconds even as Hima Das finished last with a disappointing effort of 2509s Abha Khatua continued her reign in womens shot put She won with a days best of 1793m Haryana Shiksha emerged a distant second at 1538m The much awaited womens 400m final saw Dandi Jyothika Sri of AP winning the gold in RAce A clocking 5153s Subha Venkatesan TN 5234, MR Poovamma Kar 5262 finished second, third respectivelyKishore Kumar Jenas pull out robbed the sheen out of the mens javelin throw In the absence of Manu DP too Sachin Yadav emerged on top with a best heave that measured 8269m as Rohit Yadav settled for a best of 7552m
Published in The Times of India (Online) (13.06.2024)