A. George Stephen of the host college clinched a double gold in the field events on the opening day of the Anna University of Technology (Coimbatore) inter-zone athletic meet at the Selvam College of Technology grounds here on Monday.
The results:
Men: 200m: 1. B. Dhayanithi (Selvam) 23.3s; 2. D. Rengaraj (KSR); 3. V.M. Kwaja Hussain (SRIT).
400m hurdles: 1. R. Sudarsan (Adhiyamaan) 54.2s; 2. P. Thanigaivel (Kongu); 3. L. Arun Kumar (AVS). 20km run: 1. M. Bala Subramaniyan (Selvam) 1:10:9s; 2. R. Vinoth (Adhiyamaan); 3. P. Sundaramoorthi (SSM).
Triple jump: 1. R. Nagaraj (Selvam) 13.49m; 2. M. Freddy Johnsamal (KSR); 3. A. Vignesh (PSG).
Javelin: A. George Stephen 55.55m; 2. G. Manoj Kumar (United IT); 3. R. Karthik (Kalaignar Karunanithi IT).
Shot put: 1. A. George Stephen 11.83m; 2. G. Vivek (SNS); 3. M. Palanivel (AVS).
Hammer: 1. V. Senthil Murugan (Kongu) 35.44m; 2. D. Dinesh (Selvam); 3. M. Anand Balaji (Sona).
Women: 200m: 1. S. Vidhya (Pavai) 28.3s; 2. A. Saranya (Adhiyamaan); 3. M. Sathya (Kongu). 100m hurdles: 1. T. Kalaiselvi (Selvam) 15.3s; 2. L. Vijayavalli (Adhiyamaan); 3. R. Jaya Durga (Pavai). 400m hurdles: 1. M. Deepa (Kongu) 1:06.1s; 2. L. Vijaya Valli (Adhiyamaan); 3. M. Deepika (KSR).
10,000m: 1. P. Bharathi (Selvam) 48:45.4s; 2. Sindh Bharathi (Sona); 3. Malarvizhi (Pavai).
High jump: 1. B. Shenbaga Priya (Kongu) 1.50m; 2. S. Jency Rani (Pavai); S. Sudha Lakshmi (Selvam).
Discus: T. Bharathi (Pavai) 22.55m; 2. A. Ishwaarya (KSR); 3. R. Suguna (Sona). Shot put: 1. S. Subashini (Selvam) 9.77m; 2. T. Bharathi (Pavai); 3. T. Karthiga (MKCE).
Big win for RKS KN
S. Karthik, S. Sanjay and G. Siddharth picked three wickets apiece as RKS Kalvi Nilayam HSS thrashed Glint Primary by nine wickets in the CDCA under-14 inter-school cricket tournament for the Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis Trophy at the PSG Medical College grounds on Monday.
The scores:
Keartiman MHSS 88 for seven in 20 overs bt Sri Nehru Vidyalaya MHSS 68 in 19.2 overs; Glint PS 35 in 15 overs (S. Karthik three for 10, S. Sanjay three for 1, G. Siddharth three for 6) lost to RKS Kalvi Nilayam HSS 36 for one in 7.2 overs.
Petson sizzles
Petson Mathews struck an unbeaten 81 in Cosmo Village Sports Academy's 82-run win over Tirupur Cricket Club in the TNCA-CDCA second division league for the Unidrive Line Trophy at the TNAU grounds on Sunday.
The scores:
Second division (Unidrive Line Trophy): Cosmo Village SA 245 for five in 47 overs (Petson Mathews 81 not out, Karun Kumar 51, A. Senthil 47, P. Muthu Kumar three for 42) bt Tirupur CC163 for eight in 47 overs (S. Seetharam 36).
Soya Sakthi prevails
Soya Sakthi maintained a clean league slate to emerge the top team in the two-district (Coimbatore & Tirupur) ball badminton tournament, sponsored by Brindhavan Ball Badminton Club, at the Brindhavan Nagar courts in Coimbatore on Sunday.
The results (semifinal league): Soya Sakthi (Coimbatore) bt KPM (Podanur) 29-19, 29-23; Soya Sakthi bt Pooja Fives (Coimbatore) 29-22, 29-14; Soya Sakthi bt NRBC (Nanjundapuram) 29-23, 29-19; NRBC bt Pooja Fives 29-21, 29-22, NRBC bt KPM 29-24; Pooja Fives bt KPM 29-15, 29-17.
Final standing:
1. Soya Sakthi; 2. NRBC; 3. Pooja Fives; 4. KPM.
Easy for Colts CC
At Udhagamandalam, Colts Cricket Club dispatched Fern Hill Youngsters Sports Club by five wickets in the NDCA-HPF Staff Club Rolling Trophy, jointly sponsored by M/s. Sterling Biotech Ltd and HPF SC, at the Laidlaw Memorial School grounds on Monday.
The scores:
Fern Hill Youngsters SC 99 (T.S. Pasupatheeswaran four for 19, D. Arun Prakash three for 29) lost to Colts CC 102 for five in 19.3 overs
Yankees CC 177 (P. Prasanna 62) bt Sterling Biotech CC 171 for nine in 40 overs (B. Anand 46, N. Rajini Kumar 31, P. Prasanna three for 23.
All Stars CC 192 (N. Mehboob Khan 49, S. Senthil Kumar 33, A. John Kennet five for 51, F. James three for 30) lost to Young Stars CC 193 for five in 36.2 overs (T. Nandakumar 66 not out, F. James 43, Mohammed Rahim 31 not out).
JSS College of Pharmacy 206 (P. Vivek 86, A.E. Gokulesh 51, S. Imran three for 32, B. Senthil three for 24) bt Mechanics CC 153 (M. Sunil Mark 39, S. Nishit five for 31, A.M. Thyagaraja three for 25).
Coonoor Merchants Association 92 (A. Noorudeen five for 24, M. Manohar three for 21) lost to Sterling Biotech CC 95 for six in 18.3 overs (N. Vijayakumar four for 27).
