Meghadri Roy sets boys’ long jump record
September 9, 2017
Meghadri Roy (Thiruvananthapuram) stole the limelight by breaking the 14-year-old record in the under-14 boys’ long jump, as the rain stayed away on the second day of the 61st State junior athletics meet at the Chandrasekharan Nair stadium on Friday.
However, quality performances were at a premium, with only five records set on a hectic day that saw finals in as many as 45 events. Roy’s 6.47m bettered V.S. Vineeth’s 6.18m set in 2003.
The day’s other records were set by Nivya Antony (under-18 girls’ pole vault), Kessaid Mariam Benny (under-18 girls’ shot put), G. Gayathiri (under-18 girls’ 2,000m steeple chase) and Bibin George (under-20 boys’ 3,000m steeplechase).
The results: Boys: Under-14: Long jump: 1. Meghadri Roy (Tvm) 6.47m (NMR; OR: 6.18m, V.S. Vineeth, Klm, 2003), 2. Thangjam Alertson Singh (Ekm), 3. Md. Kabeer (Tsr). 4x100m relay: 1. Thrissur 49.20s, 2. Palakkad, 3. Kottayam.
Under-16: 400m: 1. T.K. Sayooj (Koz) 50.84s, 2. M.S. Jayadevan (Tvm), 3. R. Laiju (Pkd). 100m hurdles: 1. V.K. Muhammed Lazan (Koz) 13.64s, 2. R.K. Suryajith (Pkd), 3. Akhil Babu (Tvm). 5,000m walk: 1. Midhun Krishna (25:45.45s), 2. C. Surjith (Pkd), 3. P.A. Mohammed Haneefa (Ktm). Long jump: 1. Mehfil Jassim (Tsr) 6.65m, 2. T.J. Joseph (Tvm), 3. Aditya Kumar Singh (Tvm). High jump: 1. K.S. Shalbin (Pkd) 1.83m, 2. C.A. Abhijith (Tvm), 3. Jithu Johnson (Tvm). Shot put: 1. K. Adithyan (Mlp) 12.08m, 2. S. Sreesanth (Alp), 3. Mohammed Simal (Mlp). Pentathlon: 1. R. Sajan (Tvm) 3,327 pts, 2. B. Rahman (Koz), 3. Abdulla Abdul Majeed (Koz). Medley relay: 1. Palakkad, 2. Kozhikode, 3. Thiruvananthapuram.
Under-18: 400m: 1. Muhammed Murshid Cherath (Pkd) 50.25s, 2. Rithin Ali (Koz), 3. Nandu Mohan. 110m hurdles: 1. Melbin Biju (Mlp), 2. Akash Biju Peter (Koz), 3. M. Sanil (Tvm). 2,000m steeple chase: 1. Alan Jose (Tvm) 5:07.70s, 2. Granwil Benny (Ekm), 3. Robin Varghese (Tvm). Long jump: 1. T.V. Akhil (Ekm) 7.16m, 2. Salvin Saju (Ekm), 3. Awin Rechard Saji (Pth). Javelin: 1. Rajan Nambiar (Koz) 49.02m, 2. Ashish Shaji (Wyd), 3. K.P. Fayiz (Tsr). Medley relay: 1. Kollam, 2. Palakkad, 3. Thrissur.
Under-20: 1. 400m: 1. Libin Shibu (Tsr) 48.39s, 2. M.S. Bibin (Ekm), 3. Thomas Mathew (Klm). 110m hurdles: 1. Sachin Binu (Ekm) 14.07s, 2. V.S. Sooryanarayanan (Tsr), 3. Ronald Babu (Ktm). 3,000m steeplechase: 1. Bibin George (Tvm) 9:38.09s (NMR; OR: 9:45.53s, Shijo Rajan, Tvm, 2014). 10,000 walk: 1. C.T. Nitheesh (Pkd) 47:23.16s, 2. A. Aneesh (Pkd), 3. K.M. Manu (Tsr). High jump: 1. T. Aromol 2.08m (Tvm), 2. Geo Jos (Ekm), 3. Manu Francis (Ekm). Discus: 1. Amal P. Raghav (Tsr) 43.08m, 2. K.P. Abhiram (Ekm), 3. K.C. Premsagar (Ksgd). Javelin throw: 1. Anoop Valsan (Ekm) 57.73m, 2. Anandhu Ayyappan (Ekm), 3. Lenin Joseph. 4x100m relay: 1. Ernakulam 44.22s, 2. Palakkad, 3. Wayanad.
Girls: Under-14: Long Jump: 1. Daliya P. Lal (Ktm) 5.37m, 2. M. Krishnendu (Knr), 3. R. Remya (Ekm). 4×100 relay: 1. Idukki (53.99s), 2. Palakkad, 3. Kozhikode.
Under-16: 400m: 1. Priscilla Daniel (Tvm) 57.67s, 2. K.R. Adithya (Koz), 3. Gowrinandana (Ekm). 100m hurdles: 1. Ann Rose Tomy (Ktm) 15.01s, 2. M.S. Anjana (Tvm), 3. Anna Thomas Mathew (Ktm). Long jump: 1. P.S. Prabhavathi (Mlp) 5.47s, 2. Anu Mathew (Ekm), 3. Varsha Muraleedharan (Pkd). Shot put: 1. Kessia Mariam Benny (Ekm) 12.61m (NMR; OR: 12.01, Kessia Mariam Benny, Ekm, 2016), 2. Sanya Yadav (Tvm), 3. S. Arathy (Alp).
Under-18: 400m: 1. T.J. Jamsheela (Tsr) 59.20s, 2. G. Reshma (Alp), 3. S. Anugraha (Pkd). 100m hurdles: 1. Anjaly Thomas (Ktm) 15.29s, 2. Aparna K. Nair (Idk), 3. Karthika Mohan (Ktm). 2,000m steeple chase: 1. G. Gayathri (Pkd) 7:41.33s (NMR; OR: 7:42.95s, Nibiya Joseph, Ktm, 2016), 2. T.S. Anakha (Mlp), 3. Shalu (Pkd). 5,000m walk: 1. Asha Soman (Ekm) 26:3.62s, 2. A. Divya (Pkd), 3. E. Vaidehi (Pkd). Pole vault: 1. Nivya Antony (Pkd) 3.50m (NMR; OR: 3.40m, Nivya Antony, Pkd, 2016), 2. V.S. Soumya (Koz), 3. Malavika Ramesh (Tvm). Shot put: 1. C.P. Thoufeera (Pkd) 11.56s, 2. Aswathy Sreedharan (Tvm), 3. Ananya T. Jith (Ekm). Hammer: 1. Annesha Augustine (Ekm) 41.04m, 2. C. Pavithra (Pkd), 3. K.V. Sandhini (Pkd). Medley relay: 1. Thiruvananthapuram, 2. Malappuram, 3. Ernakulam.
Under-20: 400m: 1. Abigail Arokianathan (Klm) 56.33s, 2. Ansa Babu (Tvm), 3. Linet George (Ktm). 3,000m: 1. C.Babitha (Pkd) 10:14.18s, 2. Anumol Thampi (Ekm), 3. P.R. Aleesha (Ktm). 100m hurdles: 1. Rona Sebastian (Ktm) 16.40s, 2. K.K. Vincy (Pkd), 3. Sneha Santosh (Ktm). Long jump: 1. Alphy Luckose (Tvm) 5.85m, 2. Anamika Mathew (Knr), 3. P.P. Fathima (Mlp). 2,000m steeple chase: 1. Nibiya Joseph (Ktm) (7:41.10s), 2. K. Swetha (Ekm), 3. V.R. Reshma (Pkd). 10,000m walk: 1. G. Nisha (Pkd) 58:42.30s, 2. Ansu Mol George (Ekm), 3. P. Amitha (Ekm). Pole vault: 1. Anjaly Francis (Tvm) 3.10m, 2. Arsha Babu (Pkd), 3. Divya Mohan (Ekm). Shot put: 1. Nelsa Saji (Ekm) 11.50m, 2. K.A. Akhila (Ktm), 3. Dona Joy (Pkd). Discus: 1. A.R. Vishnu Priya (Ktm) 29.20m, 2. Janet Ann Varghese (Ktm), 3. Mariya Vincent (Ktm). Hammer: 1. Deepa Joshy (Ekm) 43.06m, 2. Silpa Raj (Ktm), 3. V.V. Arshana (Ekm). Javelin: 1. P.K. Vishnu Priya (Tsr) 33.10m, 2. T.S. Dhanasree (Pkd), 3. Sreekutty (Ekm). 4×100 relay: 1. Kottayam 40.70s, 2. Palakkad, 3. Kollam .
