Bengaluru
Young sprinters from Odisha and Delhi were the main attraction on the second day of the 63rd National Open Athletics Championships while more fancied athletes settled for lower positions here on Saturday at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
Odisha’s 21-year-old sprinter Lalu Prasad Bhoi ran a well-judged race to outclass more experienced runners to emerge fastest athlete of the meet. His winning time was 10.46 seconds.
Manikanta H of SSCB finished second at 10.48 seconds while Siva B of Railway Sports took the third spot (10.50 seconds).
Railway’s experienced international sprinter Amlan Borgohain finished fourth with a time of 10.51 seconds, while another fancied sprinter Gurindervir Singh of SSCB finished fifth with a time of 10.55 seconds.
In the longer sprinter—men’s 400m—Delhi’s 23-year-old Tushar Manna grabbed the opportunity to establish himself in the quarter-mile. His gold winning time was 45.97 seconds. Mohit Kumar of SSCB took the silver (46.13 seconds) while Vikrant Panchal of Railway Sports won bronze at 46.33 seconds.
But it was heartbreak for another Delhi sprinter Harmanjeet Singh. The 22 years old crashed out of the men’s 110m hurdles final race with a fractured hand.
The men’s 110m hurdles final also witnessed Tejas Shrise of Railway Sports suffer first defeat of the season as he finished second (14.01 seconds). Manav R of Railway Sports won the gold with a time of 13.86 seconds.
The women’s 100m dash was a close contest. Nithya Gandhe of Railway Sports edges out Sneha SS of Karnataka in the photo finish. Both the sprinters had an identical time of 11.57 seconds. Giridharani of Railway Sports was third at 11.64 seconds.
Aishwarya Mishra of Maharashtra pushed hard in the home straight to win women’s 400m gold (53.77 seconds). Devyaniba Zala of Gujarat) took home silver (53.87 seconds). Kunja Rajitha of Andhra Pradesh won bronze (54.27 seconds).
In the women’s javelin throw, seasoned thrower and Olympian Annu Rani comfortably won gold.
Men
100m: Lalu Prasad Bhoi (Odisha) 10.46 seconds, Manikanta H (SSCB) 10.48 seconds, Siva B (Railway Sports) 10.50 seconds.
400m: Tushar Manna (Delhi) 45.97 seconds, Mohit Kumar (SSCB) 46.13 seconds, Vikrant Panchal (Railway Sports) 46.33 seconds.
Results
Women:
100m: Nithya Gandhe (Railway Sports) 11.57 seconds, Sneha SS (Karnataka) 11.57 seconds, Giridharani (Railway Sports) 11.64 seconds.
400m: Aishwarya Mishra (Maharashtra) 53.77 seconds, Devyaniba Zala (Gujarat)…
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