VISAKHAPATNAM: Central Zone won the SAI all-India inter-zone volleyball tournament at the Port indoor stadium here on Saturday. South Zone was runner-up.
Special prizes: Pargat Singh of North (blocker), V. Venkateswara Rao of South (attacker), Harish of South (universal), Asif Ali of Central (setter) and Narender of North (scorer).
The results (super league): South bt North 25-18, 21-25, 25-19, 25-20; bt West 25-17, 22-25, 27-25, 25-17.
Central bt West 25-20, 25-17, 25-8; bt North 25-22, 25-20, 25-19.
Final standings: 1. Central; 2. South; 3. North; 4. West.
Dinesh wins title
Dinesh of Kanyakumari and Ananya Ravindran of Chennai won the boys’ and girls’ super heavyweight titles respectively in the sub-junior category of the 20th State taekwondo championship, conducted by the Tiruchi District Amateur Taekwondo Association, in Tiruchi on Saturday.
The winners:
Sub-junior: Boys: Fin: Shahjahan (Cud); Fly: Vijay (Slm); Bantam: Shankar (Slm); Feather: Abdul Basith (Kanya); Light: Sivakasi (Che); Welter: Manikandan (Slm); Light-middle: Mutharasan (Try); Middle: Akash (Che); Light-heavy: Santhosh Kumar (Try); Super-heavy: Dinesh (Kanya).
Girls: Fin: Jayapriya (Cud); Fly: Gomathi (Slm); Bantam: Surya (V’nagar); Feather: Gayathri (Slm); Light: Muthulakshmi (Try); Welter: Gugapriya (Che); Light-middle: Madhumathi (Vel); Middle: Yamuna (Cbe); Light-heavy: Ambika (Cud); Heavy: Chandrakala (V’nagar); Super-heavy: Ananya Ravindran (Che).
Harini takes trophy
S. Harini of Nazareth and M.V. Davis of Lawrence lifted the under-10 titles in the Nilgiris district badminton championship at Udhagamandalam on Saturday.
Harini thrashed S. Srithi of Udhagamandalam 21-7, 21-12 and Davis beat Md. Meeran of Lawrence 21-7, 21-4.
Other results: Boys: U-13 (semifinals): K. Vivek (Law) bt S. Nitin Kumar (RSPS) 21-17, 21-13; K. Aditya (Law) bt Sivagnanam (Law) 21-14, 22-20. Girls: U-13: Jashita (Law) bt N. Shafali (HIL) 21-7, 21-8; A. Sanjana (Law) bt Aswar Mariam Jacob 21-15, 21-5. U-16: Sameetha Rajesh (RSPS) bt Sree Shuba (LMS) 30-28, 16-21, 21-15; Meenakshi (HIL) bt J. Netra (GSIS) 21-13, 13-21, 21-16. U-19 (quarterfinals): S.G. Aditya (LMS) bt M. Devaiah (HIL) 21-11, 21-6; Padma Shalini (GSIS) bt Devika (Law) 21-19, 21-8; Yamini S. Vivek (GSIS) bt Sree Subha (LMS) 21-14, 21-11; M. Eliza (Law) bt C. Anu (RSPS) 21-18, 21-7. Madurai posts win
Madurai defeated Kancheepuram 2-0 in the D.S. Rajamanickam and Md. Ghouse memorial State-level women’s hockey tournament at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Friday. P. Lindaraja Kumari and S. Rasana scored a goal each.
The results: Tuticorin District 4 (K. Saranya 2, Karthihai Lakshmi, K. Saranya) bt Sallendra Babu HC (Dindigul) 1 (P. Ilakiya); Madurai 2 (P. Lindaraja Kumari, S. Rasana) bt Kancheepuram Dist. 0; Punitha Annai Arokya Mary School (Keeranur) 5 bt IHM Tiruvallur 3 via tiebreaker. HHRC corners glory
H.H. Rajah’s College (HHRC), Pudukottai and Holy Cross College (Tiruchi) won the men’s and women’s titles respectively at the Bharathidasan University inter-collegiate badminton tournament in Pudukottai on Saturday.
The results:
Men: Final: H.H. Rajah’s bt Jamal Mohammed 2-0 (Tamilmani bt Nofalh Khan 21-19, 21-10; Tamilmani & Kannan bt Nofalh Khan & Syed 21-11, 21-13).
Third place: TBML bt Government Arts (Kumbakonam) 2-0 (Nilesh bt Venkatesh 21-15, 21-17; Nilesh & Sabrudeen bt Venkatesh & Nandakumar 21-11, 21-16).
Women: Final: Holy Cross bt Shrimathi Indira Gandhi 2-0 (Jerlin bt Anupriya 21-15, 21-12; Jerlin & Poornima bt Lakshmi & Anupriya 21-12, 21-15).
Third place: TUK Arts bt Poondi Pushpam 2-0 (Janaki bt Amaladeepa 21-16, 21-15; Punitha & Janaki bt Amaladeepa & Sivaranjani 21-12, 21-10).
