The Hindu : Sport : Thiruvananthapuram leads table

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Thiruvananthapuram leads table

Principal Correspondent

KOZHIKODE: Thiruvananthapuram, with 71 points, led the table at the end of the opening day of a lacklustre State Mini Games here on Monday. Ernakulam was in the second position with 50 points, followed by Palakkad (48) and Kozhikode (47).

The results: Athletics: Boys: 100m: 1. V. Biju (Tvm), 2. P.S. Nikhil (Mlp), 3. Mevin Pius (Tsr). 200m: 1. P.S. Nikhil (Pkd), 2. Eby George (Wyd), 3. G.R. Sanath Kumar (Tvm), (23.30), 1500m: 1. M.E. Deepu (Wyd), E. Abdusamada (Mlp), 3. Nithin Chandran (Ekm), (4:37.17). Long jump: 1. Eby George (Wyd), 2. P.K. Karthikan (Tvm), 3. Mohammed Rafi (Mlp), (6.16m). Shot put: 1. Masood Ansar (Kzde), 2. S.K. Akhil (Ktm), 3. P.P. Prabin (Pkd), (11.07m). 4x100m relay: 1. Thiruvananthapuram, 2. Ernakulam, 3. Kozhikode, (45.08).

Girls: 100m: 1. K. Ammu (Knr), 2. V.S. Vichithra (Tvm), 3. Aneejamol (Idk), (13.12). 200m: 1. K. Ammu (Knr), 2. V.S. Vichithra (Tvm), 3. V.S. Sijimol (Ktm), (26.25). 800m: 1. G. Aswathy (Pkd), 2. V. Gopika (Ktm), 3. Tinu Joy (Idk), (2:24.01). High jump: 1. Sooryamol (Tvm), 2. Greeshma (Pkd), 3. Navya Suresh (Kzde), (1.47m). Javelin: P.S. Sijimol (Ktm), 2. Neena Elizabeth Baby (Pta), 3. S.S. Neethu (Tvm), (28.37m).

Badminton: Boys (final): Alappuzha bt Thiruvananthapuram 2-0 (Vijay Sarathi bt Balasubramanyam 21-14, 12-16; Vijay & Sam Joseph bt Balasubramanyam 21-18, 21-19).

Girls (final): Thiruvananthapuram bt Alappuzha 2-0 (Soumya A. Ashok bt S. Ranjini 21-16, 21-14; Soumya & Divya bt Ranjini & Priyanka 21-7, 21-11).

Basketball (first round): Boys: Idukki 22 bt Kollam 2; Kozhikode bt Palakkad 26-20; Thiruvananthapuram 26 bt Wayanad 8; Alappuzha 46 bt Pathanamthitta 25; Kasaragod w/o Kottayam.

Girls: Kozhikode 20 bt Kasaragod 9; Kollam 26 bt Wayanad 2; Kottayam w/o Malappuram; Palakkad w/o Alappuzha; Thiruvananthapuram w/o Pathanamthitta.

Hockey: Boys (quarterfinals): Malappuram 6 (Mohammed Nawas (two), Fahis (two), Rahul and Faizal) bt Thrissur 1 (Sanu). Palakkad 4 (Prasoon) bt Kozhikode 2 (Sali Bhaskar) via tie-breaker. Thiruvananthapuram 4 (Arun (3) and Bijoy) bt Ernakulam.

Girls (semifinals): Kozhikode 1 (Smruthi Prabhakaran) bt Kannur 0; Thiruvananthapuram 3 (Madhuri and Saranya (2)) bt Thrissur 0. Quarterfinals: Thiruvananthapuram 8 (Arunima (4), Aiswarya (3) and Praveena) bt Ernakulam 0; Kozhikode & (Sirajunneesa (3), Smruthi Prabhakaran (2), Arathi J. Prakash and Reshma) bt Kollam 1 (P. Viji); Thrissur 2 bt Malappuram 0 via tie-breaker; Kannur w/o Palakkad.

Archery: Boys: Indian round: 1. Wayanad 923 points, 2. Thrissur 492, 3. Kozhikode 274. Girls: Indian round: 1. Wayanad 644, 2. Ernakulam 335. FITA round: 1. Thrissur 777.