Maharashtra's Durgesh Kumar, a Youth Olympics silver medallist in Singapore last year, broke the under-20 boys' 400m hurdles national record in the 27th National junior athletics championship at Ranchi, Jharkhand, on Thursday.
The Tamil Nadu's 1000m medley relay team, comprising P.S. Vinodhini, S. Archana, P. Iniya and R. Pavithra, also bettered the national record in the under-18 girls' section.
The results: Boys: U-20: 400m hurdles: 1. Durgesh Kumar (Mah) 50.86s ( NR , OR Sahib Singh, 51.46s; OMR Akhil Francis, AP, 51.94, 2009), 2. Bastin Joseph (Ker) 52.87, 3. Vishnu V. Sabu (Ker) 53.57.
3000m steeple chase: 1. Shakti Singh (Mah) 9:36.82s, 2. Ram Milan (UP) 9:37.94, 3. Jiyalal Bind (MP) 9:37.99.
4x100m relay: 1. Kerala (Rijo P. Sebastian, P.K. Karthikan, N.P. Sajid, Binish K. Shaji) 42.25s, 2. TN (42.75), 3. Karnataka (43.04).
Pole vault: 1. Parmendra (UP) 4.80m ( NMR , OR K.P. Bimin, Ker, 4.75, 2004), 2. J. Preeth (TN) 4.70, 3. Parveen (Har) 4.60.
Hammer throw: 1. Sukhdev Singh (Har) 65.55m ( NMR , OR Joginder, Tri., 65.15, 2006), 2. Jan Nishar (UP) 65.29 BMR , 3. Mulayam Singh Yadav (UP) 62.33.
U-18: 400m hurdles: 1. Jagadeesh Chandra (UP) 53.76s, 2. P. Satish (AP) 54.61, 3. Sandarsh Shetty (Mah) 54.77.
1000m medley relay: 1. Haryana (Arjun Khokhar, Ravinder Khasha, Sandeep, Sanjeet) 1:55.27s, 2. TN (1:56.44), 3. Kerala (1:59.05).
10,000m walk: 1. Kuldeep (Har) 42:58.10s ( NR , OR & OMR N.R. Raj Kumar, Del, 45:08.00, 2003), 2. Neeraj (Del) 44:50.80s BR; 3. Gaurav Kumar (Utkd) 45:48.50.
Triple jump: 1. S.N. Mohammed Salahuddin (TN) 15.09m, 2. T. Safeer (Ker) 14.23, 3. Dhermendra Kumar Yadav (AP) 14.04.
Hammer throw: 1. Rajendra (UP) 64.51m, 2. Shamsher (Har) 63.60, 3. Arun Kumar (Jhar) 58.71.
U-16: 1000m: 1. Ravi Prakash (UP) 2:35.11s, 2. Ankit Kumar (Raj) 2:35.51, 3. Twinkle Tomy (Ker) 2:35.68.
5000m walk: 1. Shailesh Kumar (Chg) 23:52.80s, 2. Abhilash (UP) 24.08.40, 3. Swaraj Singh (Pjb) 24:23.10.
Hammer throw: 1. Sabeel Ahmed (UP) 59.29m, 2. Sudhir (Har) 57.55, 3. Sameer Khan (UP) 55.24.
U-14: High jump: Anilkumar Sahoo (Mah) 1.85m ( NR , OR Ashesh Chandra Roy, WB, 1.83, 2009), 2. Tapas Roy (WB) 1.80 BMR, 3. S.K. Hazi Baba (AP) 1.74 BMR .
Girls: U-20: 400m hurdles: 1. R. Anu (Ker) 1:01.27s, 2. Anju Rani (Har) 1:02.49, 3. M. Arpitha (Ktk) 1:04.13.
4x100m relay: 1. Kerala (Arathy S. Kumar, P.G. Adheena, P.S. Savitha, Mareena George) 48.53s, 2. Karnataka (48.54), 3. TN (49.41).
Triple jump: 1. Shilpa Chacko (Ker) 12.78m, 2. P.S. Savitha (Ker) 12.41, 3. V.M. Jolly (Ktk) 12.40.
Shot put: 1. Pinki Dey (WB) 12.70m, 2. Subhra Ghosh (WB) 12.09, 3. Sandeep Kumari (Har) 10.72.
U-18: 400m hurdles: 1. T.V. Prabitha (Ker) 1:05.24s, 2. Apsana Begum (Ktk) 1:07.04, 3. P. Iniya (TN) 1:07.72.
1000m medley relay: 1. Tamil Nadu (P.S. Vinodhini, S. Archana, P. Iniya, R. Pavithra) 2:13.87s ( NR , OR & OMR Kerala, 2:14.28, 2010), 2. WB (2:14.29), 3. Kerala (2:18.01).
5000m walk: 1. S. Akshaya (Ker) 28:31.30s, 2. Rinku Patra (WB) 29:45.00, 3. R. Madhumitha Karado (TN) 28:47.50.
Javelin throw: Sharmila Kumari (Har) 40.36m ( NMR , OR Anju Rathi, Har, 39.36, 2008), 2. Abha Khatu (WB) 39.35, 3. Neenu Thomas (Ker) 36.61.
Hammer throw: 1. Reena (Har) 41.46m, 2. Nisha Yadav (UP) 41.26, 3. Sangeeta (Hary) 35.26.
U-16: 1000m: 1. Jessy Joseph (Ker) 2:56.86s, 2. Preeti Lamba (Har) 2:57.65, 3. Shiva Shakya (UP) 2:58.87.
3000m walk: 1. A.M. Binsi (Ker) 14:51,90s NMR, OR S. Pavani, AP, 15:12.00, 2000; 2. Priyanka (UP) 16:13.70, 3. Mohini Waman (Mah) 16:29.30.
Discus throw: 1. M. Mahalakshmi (TN) 35.65m, 2. R. Subhashini (TN) 34.81, 3. Anushi Desai (Mah) 33.96.
U-14: High jump: 1. M. Aarthi (TN) 1.43m & Melva George (Ker) 1.43, 3. Nicole Coutinho (Mah) 1.43.
Shot put: 1. Pushpa Kakhar (Har) 9.99m ( NMR , OR Preeti Rani, Har, 9.32, 2010), 2. Nivedita Prashant (Ktk) 9.38 BMR , 3. R. Nandhini (TN) 9.09.
