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Najeeb is sprint champion

HYDERABAD: Mohd. Abdul Najeeb Qureshi emerged the fastest man in the Andhra Pradesh senior and junior (under 20 years) inter-district athletic meet that got under way at the Railway Recreation Club (RRC) grounds, Secunderabad on Saturday.

In the men’s 100m dash, the Hyderabad sprinter clocked 11 seconds, followed by Ranga Reddy district’s Anooj Chowdary and Md. Baba of Nizamabad.

Earlier, the meet was inaugurated by chief guest A. Narasimha Reddy, Chairman, Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh.

The results:

Men: 5000 m: 1. B. Vidyasagar (Hyd) 16:44.7m; 2. Krishan Kumar; 3. Sandeep Rati (both RR).

100m: 1. Mohd. Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (Hyd) 11.0s; 2. Anooj Chowdary (RR); 3. Md. Baba (Nzb).

High jump: 1. N. Venkatesh Achari (Chi) 1.70m; 2. B. Phanender Reddy (Hyd). 400 m: 1. K. Siva Naga Raju (Gun) 52.6s; 2. M. Bharath Kumar (Hyd). Long jump: 1. N. Venkatesh Achari (Chi) 6.25m; 2. P. Mahesh (Adi); 3. B. Phanender Reddy (Hyd).

Boys: u-20: 10 km walk: 1. M. Anand Kumar (WG) 53:20.4 m; 2. S. Dinesh Kumar (Hyd); 3. B. Veeranna (Kha). 5000m: 1. B. Muttaiah (Nal) 17:07.5m; 2. B. Anil Kumar (Hyd); 3. J. Santosh Kumar (Adi).

High jump: 1. Veeralingam (Mah) 1.75m; 2. G. Simhachalam (Viz); 3. (Jointly placed) D. Munaiah (Kad) & V. Mahesh (Adi); Long jump: 1. B. Shyam Prasad (Kri) 6.29m. 2. O. Raju (War); 3. J. Mahender (Kar).

Girls u-20: 5000 m: 1. G. Uma Maheswari (Hyd) 23:58m; 2. G. Rajya Lakshmi (Kur) 28:06.8m. High jump: 1. P. Sujitha (Nel) 1.33m; 2. D. Venkata Lakshmi (Kad); 3. P. Swathi (Nel); 400m: 1. G. Harathi 58.3s; 2. G. Mounika (both Hyd); 3. M. Shobha Rani (Kur). — Special Correspondent

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