Arasu wins sprint double; Abinaya fastest woman
Tamil Arasu bagged a sprint double in the Indian Open athletics meet held at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here on Saturday.
Arasu won a crowded 100m men's field with a timing of 10.46s, before taking the gold in the 200m. Arasu (21.25s), in Race E, clocked the same timing as Haryana's Shubham from Race A. Arasu was declared the winner on basis of wind-resistance.
There was some inconvenience for athletes as the pole vault events were shifted to the SAI campus. Officials stated that the SAI campus was better equipped to handle the pole vault events, even as the decision came rather late in the day.
Teenager Abinaya Rajarajan impressed in the women's 100m, taking first place with a fine 11.55s run.
Railways' Bhavani Yadav took the women's long jump gold with a 6.31m leap in the sixth and final attempt to edge out JSW's Sandra Babu (6.24m).
Tamil Nadu's Rajesh Ramesh (45.97s) blitzed his way to the men's 400m gold, outclassing his rivals.
The results (winners): Men: 100m: Tamil Arasu (Railways) 10.46s
200m: Tamil Arasu (Railways) 21.25s
400m: Rajesh Ramesh (TN) 45.97s
800m: Aman Kumar (UP) 1:48.11s
1,500m: Rahul Baloda (Raj) 3:51.58s
110m hurdles: Dhanush Adithan (TN) 14.20s
400m hurdles: Rakshith Ravindhra (NCOE, Bengaluru) 52.74s
3,000m steeplechase: Atul Poonia (Raj) 8:57.23s
Long jump: Muhammed Anees (Reliance) 7.93m
High jump: Sarvesh Anil (Mah) 2.21m
Triple jump: U. Karthik (Air Force) 16.08m
Shot put: Vishwa Ayyappan (TN) 16.99m
Women: 100m: Abinaya Rajarajan (NCOE, Thiruvananthapuram) 11.55s
200m: Angel Silvia (NCOE, Bengaluru) 23.81s
400m: G.K. Vijayakumari (Kar) 53.34s
800m: B. Huidrom (IOCL) 2:09.30s
1,500m: Thota Sankeertana (CG) 4:27.14s
100m hurdles: C. Anjali (Ker) 13.65s
400m hurdles: R. Aswini (TN) 58.26s
3,000m steeplechase: Vandana Mori (Guj) 10:29.93s
Long jump: Bhavani Yadav (Railways) 6.31m
Triple jump: N.V. Sheena (Ker) 13.05m
High jump: K. Gobika (TN) 1.80m
Shot put: V. Ambika (Kar) 14.14m
Pole vault: Sathya Tamilarasan (TN) 3.95m
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