Bengal athlete Sabina Khatun and Surinder Singh of Haryana emerged as best athletes in the three day national inter-zonal junior championships held at Madan Mohan Malaviya Stadium in Allahabad (Oct 11-13 October).
The meet conducted as a talent search effort to identify grass root athletes had been a great success. Many outstanding athletes from southern states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu were opted out of the meet to concentrate on the National Youth championships to be held at Warangal later this month and Junior nationals slated in December. However athletes from northern states like West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra cashed-in the opportunity and have come out with excellent performances.
Due to factional clash in the state unit, athletes from Haryana state took part under the AFI banner. Prominent among them were Surinder, who landed at 7.37m in the long jump for Junion Men, 3 cms longer than that of Kerala’s K.N. Dileep, garnered the gold medal and the best athlete award for his effort.
Mention must be made of Tamil Nadu high jumper L. Yogaraj who sailed over 2.10m in the boys u-18 division for a new meet record. His effort was just 2 cms below the youth-best of 2.12m registered by Harishankar Roy while winning the silver medal in the Senior nationals at Bangalore in 2002. Yogaraj’s training-mate Nikhil Chittarasu got the silver by clearing the height of 2m. Both of them hails from the stables of Mr. Frank, a specialist coach for high jump who trained athletes like Benedict Starly, former national champion with a personal best of 2.18m.
Sabina Khatun, the ace Bengal sprinter took two titles by winning 200m (25.5) and 400m (56.86) for junior women. Her mark in the quarter-mile brought her the best athlete award among girls.
Ram. Murali Krishnan for the IAAF
Results (all winners):
BOYS:
Under-14:
Triathlon: Group-A (13): Sachu Salim (Ker) 1858; B (13): Pankaj Kumar Singh (Jhar) 1689;
C (13): O.S. Sujath (Ker) 1748;
Under-16:
100 (13): Yasho Wardhan (UP) 11.18; 400 (12): Asish Mondal (WB) 50.70; 800 (13): Saunru Soren (Ori) 2:00.08; 2000 (11): Dhiraj Soni (Jhar) 5:47.5; 100h (12): T. Balakrishna Reddy (AP)14.37; HJ (13): Prosenjit Ghorami (WB) 1.91; LJ (11): Ankit Sharma (MP) 7.02; SP (12): Jasdeep Singh (Pun) 15.03;
DT (11): Shivam Singh (UP) 51.80; HT (12): Harmender Singh (UP) 67.10; JT (13): Krishan Kumar Patel (UP) 57.20; Pentahlon (13): Sabha Bhagat (Mah) 4508; 5000W (12): Gaurav Rathi (UP) 24:44.1;
Medley Relay (12): West Bengal (Subhas Barman, Rabi Das, Sujoy Malo, Asish Mondal) 2:01.68;
Under-18:
100 (13): K. Pavan Kumar (AP) 10.99; 200 (11): Jaspal Singh (Raj) 22.3; 400 (12): Jaspal Singh (Raj) 49.83; 800 (13): Dandu Soren (Ori) 1:58.09; 1500 (11): Dandu Soren (Ori) 4:03.10; 5000 (12): Naresh Malik (Har) 16:13.15; 2000SC (13): Avadesh Kumar Pal (Mah) 6:10.23; 110h (12): L. Rajiv Gandhi (TN) 15.28; 400h (11): Sandeep Burh (Ori) 55.1; HJ (13): L. Yogaraj (TN) 2.10; PV (11): Awadesh Kumar Yadav (UP) 4.00; LJ (11): Narendra Varma (Mah) 7.09; TJ (12): Rustam Khan (UP) 14.40; SP (12): Sanjeev Rathi (Del) 17.88; DT (11): Amit Kumar Singh (UP) 49.16; HT (11): Chandrodaya Singh (UP) 67.09; JT (13): Harpal Singh (Raj) 64.13; 4x100 (11): Orissa (S. Chhatria, R. Banchhor, Rama Murmu, Dillip Rout) 43.7; 4x400 (13): AFI (Devender Kumar, Sunny Singh, Javeer, Praveen) 3:27.03;
Under-20:
100 (13): Ajay ( Del ) 10.76; 200 (11): S. Sathaya (TN) 22.2; 400 (12): D. Bharatha Reddy (AP) 48.99;
800 (13): Ajay Yadav (Jhar) 1:55.59; 1500 (11): Ajay Yadav (Jhar) 4:05.2; 5000 (12): Sandeep Kumar (MP) 15:26.39; 10000 (13): Arvind Kumar Yadav (UP) 32:11.52; 3000SC (13): Arvind Kumar Yadav (UP) 9:43.70; 110h (12): Tejas Karkhanis, (Mah) 15.52; 400h (11): Bhagirath Yadav (AFI) 55.0;
HJ (13): Rajesh (AFI) 1.95; PV (11): Laxman Singh Yadav (J&K) 4.10; LJ (11): Surinder (AFI) 7.37; TJ (12): Manoj Kumar (AFI) 14.82; SP (12): Ashwini Solanki (Del) 16.65; DT (11): Sharad Chaudhary (UP) 55.02; HT (12): Joginder (AFI) 65.43; JT (13): Samarjeet Singh (Raj) 63.58; 4x100 (11): Andhra Pradesh (B. Prasannaramcha, B. Anjaneyulu, Md. Baba, M. Nazeer Queresh) 42.4; 4x400 (13): Andhra Pradesh (M. Bharath Kumar, P. Surendranath, L. Raju, D. Bharatha Reddy) 3:24.24;
GIRLS:
Under-14:
Triathlon: Group-A (13): Fathema Khatun (WB) 1680; B (13): Sonu (AFI) 1785; C (13): Pooja Patil (Mah) 1939;
Under-16:
100 (13): C. Shilpa (Ker) 12.67; 400 (12): Nilima Basu (WB) 59.42; 800 (13): Amruta Vhatkar (Mah) 2:20.52; 2000 (11): Reema Patel (UP) 6:55.7; 100h (12): Deepika Varakhe (Mah) 16.63; HJ (13): K. Anandhi (TN) 1.61; LJ (11): Labina Khatun (WB) 5.64; SP (12): Subhra Ghosh (WB) 10.73; DT (11): 1. Parmila (AFI) 38.76; JT (13): Sophia Kispota (Jhar) 34.30; Pentathlon (13): Antana Khatun (WB) 3311;
3000W (12): Mamta (AFI) 16:17.8; Medley Relay (12): West Bengal (Labina Khatun, Akicha Gazi, Nilima Basu, Debashree Majumdar) 2:21.67;
Under-18:
100 (13): Shriya Vidwans (Mah) 12.74; 200 (11): Shriya Vidwans (Mah) 26.3; 400 (12): Jauna Murmu (Ori) 57.86; 800 (13): Stephy Abraham (Ker) 2:18.30; 1500 (11): Savita (AFI) 4:40.2; 3000 (12): Savita (AFI) 10:13.68; 100h (12): R. Vigneswari (TN) 15.37; 400h (11): Jauna Murmu (Ori) 1:06.80; HJ (13): Aarti Yadav (Har) 1.65; LJ (11): Sibani Bhumij (WB) 5.70; TJ (12): Sibani Bhumij (WB) 11.73; SP (13): Sharmila Dey (WB) 11.50; DT (11): Ankita Julka (Del) 41.03; JT (13): Fultusi Ghosh (WB) 35.75;
Heptathlon (13): Birangana Thakur (WB) 3426; 5000W (12): Rani Yadav (UP) 29:00.6; 4x400 (13): Orissa (Roshmita Xess, R. Ranjita Toppo, Kalpana Deo, Jauna Murmu) 4:15.55; 4x100 (11): West Bengal (Pinki Barui, Rojina Khatun, Papia Khatun, Asha Roy) 51.4;
Under-20:
100 (13): Arjina Khatun (WB) 12.67; 200 (11): Sabina Khatun (WB) 25.5; 400 (12): Sabina Khatun (WB) 56.86; 800 (13): N.C. Mohanal (TN) 2:16.66; 1500 (11): N.C. Mohanal (TN) 4:56.2; 3000 (12): Reshma Dalvi (Mah) 10:45.85; 5000 (13): N. Ibengoubi (Man) 19:11.88; 100h (12): Shishira Hegde (Mah) 16.20;
400h (11): Priyanshu Pandey (UP) 1:04.7; HJ (13): Teja Karkhanis (Mah) 1.60; PV (12): Babli Mitra (WB) 3.00; LJ (11): Anu (AFI) 5.76; TJ (12): Poonam Gill (AFI) 11.50; SP (12): Neelam Jakhar (AFI) 12.85; DT (11): Babli (AFI) 41.55; HT (12): Seema Jakhar (AFI) 47.40; JT (13): Anita Patel (UP) 39.60; Heptathlon (13): Safina Khatun (WB) 4043; 4x100 (11): West Bengal (Sabina Khatun, Arjina Khatun, Babli Mitra, Asima Baig) 51.0; 4x400 (13): West Bengal (Papia Prodhan, Rekha Halder, Babli Halder, Labina Khatun) 4:04.26;
The meet conducted as a talent search effort to identify grass root athletes had been a great success. Many outstanding athletes from southern states like Kerala and Tamil Nadu were opted out of the meet to concentrate on the National Youth championships to be held at Warangal later this month and Junior nationals slated in December. However athletes from northern states like West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra cashed-in the opportunity and have come out with excellent performances.
Due to factional clash in the state unit, athletes from Haryana state took part under the AFI banner. Prominent among them were Surinder, who landed at 7.37m in the long jump for Junion Men, 3 cms longer than that of Kerala’s K.N. Dileep, garnered the gold medal and the best athlete award for his effort.
Mention must be made of Tamil Nadu high jumper L. Yogaraj who sailed over 2.10m in the boys u-18 division for a new meet record. His effort was just 2 cms below the youth-best of 2.12m registered by Harishankar Roy while winning the silver medal in the Senior nationals at Bangalore in 2002. Yogaraj’s training-mate Nikhil Chittarasu got the silver by clearing the height of 2m. Both of them hails from the stables of Mr. Frank, a specialist coach for high jump who trained athletes like Benedict Starly, former national champion with a personal best of 2.18m.
Sabina Khatun, the ace Bengal sprinter took two titles by winning 200m (25.5) and 400m (56.86) for junior women. Her mark in the quarter-mile brought her the best athlete award among girls.
Ram. Murali Krishnan for the IAAF
Results (all winners):
BOYS:
Under-14:
Triathlon: Group-A (13): Sachu Salim (Ker) 1858; B (13): Pankaj Kumar Singh (Jhar) 1689;
C (13): O.S. Sujath (Ker) 1748;
Under-16:
100 (13): Yasho Wardhan (UP) 11.18; 400 (12): Asish Mondal (WB) 50.70; 800 (13): Saunru Soren (Ori) 2:00.08; 2000 (11): Dhiraj Soni (Jhar) 5:47.5; 100h (12): T. Balakrishna Reddy (AP)14.37; HJ (13): Prosenjit Ghorami (WB) 1.91; LJ (11): Ankit Sharma (MP) 7.02; SP (12): Jasdeep Singh (Pun) 15.03;
DT (11): Shivam Singh (UP) 51.80; HT (12): Harmender Singh (UP) 67.10; JT (13): Krishan Kumar Patel (UP) 57.20; Pentahlon (13): Sabha Bhagat (Mah) 4508; 5000W (12): Gaurav Rathi (UP) 24:44.1;
Medley Relay (12): West Bengal (Subhas Barman, Rabi Das, Sujoy Malo, Asish Mondal) 2:01.68;
Under-18:
100 (13): K. Pavan Kumar (AP) 10.99; 200 (11): Jaspal Singh (Raj) 22.3; 400 (12): Jaspal Singh (Raj) 49.83; 800 (13): Dandu Soren (Ori) 1:58.09; 1500 (11): Dandu Soren (Ori) 4:03.10; 5000 (12): Naresh Malik (Har) 16:13.15; 2000SC (13): Avadesh Kumar Pal (Mah) 6:10.23; 110h (12): L. Rajiv Gandhi (TN) 15.28; 400h (11): Sandeep Burh (Ori) 55.1; HJ (13): L. Yogaraj (TN) 2.10; PV (11): Awadesh Kumar Yadav (UP) 4.00; LJ (11): Narendra Varma (Mah) 7.09; TJ (12): Rustam Khan (UP) 14.40; SP (12): Sanjeev Rathi (Del) 17.88; DT (11): Amit Kumar Singh (UP) 49.16; HT (11): Chandrodaya Singh (UP) 67.09; JT (13): Harpal Singh (Raj) 64.13; 4x100 (11): Orissa (S. Chhatria, R. Banchhor, Rama Murmu, Dillip Rout) 43.7; 4x400 (13): AFI (Devender Kumar, Sunny Singh, Javeer, Praveen) 3:27.03;
Under-20:
100 (13): Ajay ( Del ) 10.76; 200 (11): S. Sathaya (TN) 22.2; 400 (12): D. Bharatha Reddy (AP) 48.99;
800 (13): Ajay Yadav (Jhar) 1:55.59; 1500 (11): Ajay Yadav (Jhar) 4:05.2; 5000 (12): Sandeep Kumar (MP) 15:26.39; 10000 (13): Arvind Kumar Yadav (UP) 32:11.52; 3000SC (13): Arvind Kumar Yadav (UP) 9:43.70; 110h (12): Tejas Karkhanis, (Mah) 15.52; 400h (11): Bhagirath Yadav (AFI) 55.0;
HJ (13): Rajesh (AFI) 1.95; PV (11): Laxman Singh Yadav (J&K) 4.10; LJ (11): Surinder (AFI) 7.37; TJ (12): Manoj Kumar (AFI) 14.82; SP (12): Ashwini Solanki (Del) 16.65; DT (11): Sharad Chaudhary (UP) 55.02; HT (12): Joginder (AFI) 65.43; JT (13): Samarjeet Singh (Raj) 63.58; 4x100 (11): Andhra Pradesh (B. Prasannaramcha, B. Anjaneyulu, Md. Baba, M. Nazeer Queresh) 42.4; 4x400 (13): Andhra Pradesh (M. Bharath Kumar, P. Surendranath, L. Raju, D. Bharatha Reddy) 3:24.24;
GIRLS:
Under-14:
Triathlon: Group-A (13): Fathema Khatun (WB) 1680; B (13): Sonu (AFI) 1785; C (13): Pooja Patil (Mah) 1939;
Under-16:
100 (13): C. Shilpa (Ker) 12.67; 400 (12): Nilima Basu (WB) 59.42; 800 (13): Amruta Vhatkar (Mah) 2:20.52; 2000 (11): Reema Patel (UP) 6:55.7; 100h (12): Deepika Varakhe (Mah) 16.63; HJ (13): K. Anandhi (TN) 1.61; LJ (11): Labina Khatun (WB) 5.64; SP (12): Subhra Ghosh (WB) 10.73; DT (11): 1. Parmila (AFI) 38.76; JT (13): Sophia Kispota (Jhar) 34.30; Pentathlon (13): Antana Khatun (WB) 3311;
3000W (12): Mamta (AFI) 16:17.8; Medley Relay (12): West Bengal (Labina Khatun, Akicha Gazi, Nilima Basu, Debashree Majumdar) 2:21.67;
Under-18:
100 (13): Shriya Vidwans (Mah) 12.74; 200 (11): Shriya Vidwans (Mah) 26.3; 400 (12): Jauna Murmu (Ori) 57.86; 800 (13): Stephy Abraham (Ker) 2:18.30; 1500 (11): Savita (AFI) 4:40.2; 3000 (12): Savita (AFI) 10:13.68; 100h (12): R. Vigneswari (TN) 15.37; 400h (11): Jauna Murmu (Ori) 1:06.80; HJ (13): Aarti Yadav (Har) 1.65; LJ (11): Sibani Bhumij (WB) 5.70; TJ (12): Sibani Bhumij (WB) 11.73; SP (13): Sharmila Dey (WB) 11.50; DT (11): Ankita Julka (Del) 41.03; JT (13): Fultusi Ghosh (WB) 35.75;
Heptathlon (13): Birangana Thakur (WB) 3426; 5000W (12): Rani Yadav (UP) 29:00.6; 4x400 (13): Orissa (Roshmita Xess, R. Ranjita Toppo, Kalpana Deo, Jauna Murmu) 4:15.55; 4x100 (11): West Bengal (Pinki Barui, Rojina Khatun, Papia Khatun, Asha Roy) 51.4;
Under-20:
100 (13): Arjina Khatun (WB) 12.67; 200 (11): Sabina Khatun (WB) 25.5; 400 (12): Sabina Khatun (WB) 56.86; 800 (13): N.C. Mohanal (TN) 2:16.66; 1500 (11): N.C. Mohanal (TN) 4:56.2; 3000 (12): Reshma Dalvi (Mah) 10:45.85; 5000 (13): N. Ibengoubi (Man) 19:11.88; 100h (12): Shishira Hegde (Mah) 16.20;
400h (11): Priyanshu Pandey (UP) 1:04.7; HJ (13): Teja Karkhanis (Mah) 1.60; PV (12): Babli Mitra (WB) 3.00; LJ (11): Anu (AFI) 5.76; TJ (12): Poonam Gill (AFI) 11.50; SP (12): Neelam Jakhar (AFI) 12.85; DT (11): Babli (AFI) 41.55; HT (12): Seema Jakhar (AFI) 47.40; JT (13): Anita Patel (UP) 39.60; Heptathlon (13): Safina Khatun (WB) 4043; 4x100 (11): West Bengal (Sabina Khatun, Arjina Khatun, Babli Mitra, Asima Baig) 51.0; 4x400 (13): West Bengal (Papia Prodhan, Rekha Halder, Babli Halder, Labina Khatun) 4:04.26;
