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Thiruvananthapuram cyclists dominate

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cyclists from Thiruvananthapuram dominated the proceedings on the opening day of the 55th State track cycling championship at the LNCPE Velodrome here on Friday.

The host won seven out of the nine races that was held on the day which saw records remaining under cover. Alappuzha’s Abhilash Mohan, who won the gold in men’s 4km individual pursuit, and his teammate U. Vishu, who won the gold in the boys’ under-13 time trial, were the cyclists who broke the hegemony of the host on the first day.

The results: Men: 4km individual pursuit: 1. Abhilash Mohan (Alp), 2. Ajesh Mohan (Alp), 3. T. Vinoj (Pth), (5:27.45). Boys: U-19: 6km scratch race: 1. Arun Mohan (Tvm), 2. Anish (Tvm), 3. Faris Salam (Pth). U-17: 2km IP: 1 R. Vishnu (Tvm), 2. S. Shafi (Tvm), 3. Faris Salam (Pth), (2:47.63). U-15: 500m time trial: 1. V.Vinayak (Tvm), 2. Abhijith Krishna (Alp), 3. Rahul (Pth), (0:39.08) U-13: 500m time trial: 1. U.Vishnu (Alp), 2. S.N. Shan (Tvm), 3. Akhil (Tvm), (0:49.05).

Women: 3km IP: 1. V.R. Reshni (Tvm), 2. T.V.Soumya (Pth), 3. Alphonsa Augustine (Idk), (5:28.38). Girls: U-17: 2km IP: 1. Megha Krishna (Tvm), 2. Kezia Varghese (Idk), 3. M.S.Anjana (Klm), (3:10.03). U-15: 500m time trial: 1. P.A.Sayona (Tvm), 2. Chinchu Jain (Tvm), 3. T.P.Sudhi (Ktm), (0:45.5). U-13: 500m time trial: 1. Chinchu Jain (Tvm), 2. Anjitha (Kzde), 3. P.P.Neenu (Alp), (0:49.42).

Gopal says sorry

At Kozhikode, G.N. Gopal, who is set to become Kerala’s first Grandmaster, has said he is sorry if he has hurt the Chess Association of Kerala (CAK) with his recent statements.

In his email message, replying to the show cause notice dated September 14, to CAK, the copies of which have been made available to the media on Friday, Gopal said: “I have never said anything against CAK. I have utmost respect for the institution…

“…After all these, you still feel I am at fault (sic), I am sorry if I have hurt your sentiments,” Gopal continued, before concluding that he would be able to send the signed copy of the letter only after his arrival from the Philippines, where he is playing in the Asian individual championship.

In his statement, Gopal, however, has stuck to the charges he made against the CAK officials M.B. Muralidharan and O.T. Anilkumar (he had accused them of pressurising him to name them as his coaches).

Chandu moves up

Thiruvananthapuram’s G. Chandu defeated Ernakulam’s Nilesh Dinanath in straight sets to enter the men’s pre-quarterfinals of the Sree Chitra Kerala State-ranking tennis championship at the Regional Sports Centre courts, Kochi, on Friday.

The results (first round): Men: Reejo Varghese (Pta) bt Manoj Krishna (Klm) 6-3, 6-3; G. Chandu (Tvm) bt Nilesh Dinanath (Ekm) 6-4, 6-3; Sherif (Klm) bt Jibin Joy (Ekm) 6-2, 6-0; Mansingh Thapa (Ekm) bt Rohit Thampi (Tsr) 6-0, 6-0. U-18 (best of 15 games): Asif Taj bt M.P.Suhail 8-6; M.R. Rajendran bt Ajay John 8-5; M.R. Sivakumar bt A.J. Mridul 8-1; Tarun George bt Henry 8-7; Rifaz Ali bt Hyder Ali 8-4. U-16 (best of 15): Sachin Vinod bt T. Ashwin 8-4; Ananthu Subhash bt A.B. Varun 8-4; Arjun S. Kumar bt M. Vivek 8-2; Harsh Sanghavi bt Fiyas 8-5; Paul T. Wilson bt Subin Raj 8-2; Ryan Varghese bt Jenson James 8-0; Nithish Gopi bt M. Rohit 8-3.

Coaching programme

The annual tennis coaching programme, being conducted by the Trivandrum Tennis Club, will begin on October 1. The one-year coaching programme is open to boys and girls below 13.

Children, who display good talent, would be given special coaching and opportunities to take part in the State and National-level tournaments. Call the TTC office (2722737 / 2310832) for details.

Bhavan’s advances

Bhavan’s Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara, defeated Peevees Public School (Nilambur) 2-0 and entered the semifinals of the CBSE all-Kerala football tournament (Cluster VI) at the Mar Thoma Public School, Kakkanad, on Friday.

Also entering the last-four stage were Toc-H (Vytilla), Campion (Edapally) and Ansar (Perumbilavu).

The results (quarterfinals): Bhavan’s, Elamakkara bt Peevees PS, Nilambur 2-0; Campion PS, Edapally bt Rajagiri PS, Kalamassery 2-1; Toc-H PS, Vytilla bt C.Syed Mohd Central School, Thalikkulam 1-0; Ansar PS, Perumbilavu bt Safa English School, Edayur 1-0.

Pre-quarterfinals: Ansar, Perumbilavu bt Infant Jesus, Aluva 7-1; Safa bt Ilahiya PS, Muvattupuzha 2-0; CSM, Thalikkulam bt IES, Chittilappally 6-5; Bhavan’s, Elamakkara bt SSS, Perinthalmanna 4-3; Rajagiri, Kalamassery bt Arafa, Attoor 1-0.

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