Uttar Pradesh’s Varun Kakran cleared a height of 1.86 metres to set a new National record in the under-14 boys’ high jump in the Jio junior National athletics championship at IGMC stadium here on Saturday. Varun eclipsed Maharashtra’s Anil Kumar Sahoo’s 1.85 metre effort achieved in 2011.
Kerala and Haryana athletes dominated the penultimate day with Kerala runners hogging the limelight in the relays.
The results: Boys:U-14: High Jump: 1. Varun Kakran (UP) 1.86m – NR (ONR & NMR 1.85), 2. Anil (Har) 1.70; 3. Ravindra Reddy 1.56.
U-16: 1000m medley: 1. Haryana 2:00.62; 2. Tamil Nadu 2:01.60; 3. Punjab 2:26.76; 400m hurdles: 1. R. Balakrishnan (TN) 54.26s; 2. T. Santosh (TN) 54.28; 3. Santosh Kumar (Mah) 55.23; Shot Put : 1. Satyam (UP) 16.38m; 2. Uddit Kumar (Bihar) 16.11; 3. Ashish (Guj) 15.45m.
U-18: 1000m medley: 1. Haryana 1:58.39s; 2. Punjab 2:00.97; 3. Tamil Nadu 2:01.36; High Jump : 1. Geo Joe (Ker) 2.03m, 2. Many Francis (Ker) 2.01; 3. Yugant (UP) 2.01; Discus: 1. Ravi Jatian (Har) 49.43m; 2. Karanjit (Bihar) 49.08; 3. Sonu Atri (Del) 48.19; Pole Vault: 1. Singh Kunwar (UP) 4.20m; 2. Amit (Har) 4.10; 3. U. Gokulnath (TN) 4.00.
U-20: 400m: Parvir Singh (Har) 53.44s; 2. Jabir (Ker) 53.95; 3. Jashanjot (Pun) 53.99. Long Jump: Anbu Raja (TN) 7.29m; 2. Muhammad (Ker) 7.20; 3. Ranjeet (UP) 7.07; Pole Vault: 1. Anuj (Har) 4.60m, 2. Rambeer (Raj) 4.25; 3. Ghansyam (Guj) 4.20; Hammer: Harish (Del) 61.52m; 2. Sachin (UP) 60.78; 3. Sidhit (Har) 59.83; 4x100 relay: 1. Kerala ‘A’ 43.03s, 2. Tamil Nadu ‘A’ 43.14; 3. Karnataka ‘A’ 43.23.
Girls:U-16: 3000m: 1. Anumol Thambi (Ker) 10:29.57s; 2. Savita Pal (UP) 10:32.51; 3. Vimala (TN) 10:43.38; 1000m medley: 1. Kerala 2:17.74s; 2. Tamil Nadu 2:21.12, 3. Telangana 2:26.76. Discus: 1. Sema (Har) 41.5m; 2. Arpandep Kaur (Pun) 37.51; 3. Priyadarshini (TN) 33.41.
U-18: 400m hurdles: 1. Veerpal Kaur (Pun) 1:04.34s; 2. Vismaya (Ker) 1:04.84, 3. Doly Biswas (WB) 1:06.53; 3000m: 1. Aleesha (Ker) 10:11.96s; 2. Sudha Pal (UP) 10:12.66; 3. Kavita Yadav (UP) 10:19.76; Triple Jump : 1. Rochelle (TN) 12.03m; 2. Ramya (TN) 11.67; 3. Alphy Lukose (Ker) 11.43; Discus: 1 Priyanka (Har) 41.25m; 2. Niveditha (Kar) 38.45; 3. Ekta (Del) 37.42; 1000m medley: 1. Kerala ‘A’ 2:17.57s; 2. Tamil Nadu ‘A’ 2:17.75; 3. Punjab ‘A’ 2:21.60.
U-20: 400m hurdles: 1. Jisha (Ker) 1:04.47, 2. Anjali Jose (Ker) 1:04.78, 3. Taranpreet (Pun) 1:05.43; Shot out: 1. P.S. Uma (Kar) 12.30m, 2. Rubi Gogoi (Asm) 12.15; 3. Jashanjot (Pun) 53.99. Long Jump: 1. G. Karthika (TN) 5.90m; 2. Praneetha (Kar) 5.86; 3. Bhairabi Roy (WB) 5.75; 4x100m relay : 1. Kerala ‘A’ 49.29s; 2. Tamil Nadu ‘A’ 50.52; 3. AP ‘A’ 55.93s.
