Swapnil Gond from Agnel Gymkhana (Navi Mumbai) and Shwetta Hakke from Dahisar’s VPM Sports Club bag golds in their respective hurdles in style while Thane’s Preet Surve added 200m gold to the yesterday’s 100m and long jump golds in the boys under-16 on the second day of the India Masters Athletics’ Inaugural Five-District Open Track And Field Championships, held at the University Stadium here today. Swapnil took a fast start and was just way ahead of his rivals to claim gold in the 110m hurdles in 15.9 secs, while, Shweta, who missed 100m sprint gold yesterday, won the women’s 100m hurdles in splendid fashion in 16.1 secs.
Shweta Hakke in action in women’s 100m hurdles
However, Akshaya Iyer, frm Thane’s Achievers, , who beat Shweta in the 100m, completed a grand sprint double as she bagged the 200m gold , with Shweta again finishing second best.
But the girl who caught the eye most was a 12-year-old Agrata Melgunde, from Airoli’s Falcon SC in shot put event. She hold the state record of 11.49 mts in the girls under-14 age group and today though she could not better her own rcord, she won gold with a throw of 10.78mts..
Agrata Melkynde, 12-yr-old shot putter.
Results: Winners of the various events:
MEN: 110m hurdles 1. Swapnil Gond (Agnel Gym) – 15.9 secs. Long jump: Nikhil Kadam (Masters Ath) – 6.18 mts. 1500m: Dinkar Mahale (Speed Dynamics, Nashik) – 4:16.9 secs.
Preet Surve displaying his medals
BOYS: (U-20): 1500m: Manjeet Singh (SAI, Kandivali) – 4:20.00 secs. U-18: 1500m: Shankar Sharan (Navy scool, Colaba) – 4:23.9 secs. Triple Jump: Kiran Bhosale (Kreeda Prabodhan, Thane) – 12.83 secs. 200m: Gurunath Mashilkar (Track & Field, Thane)- 22.9 secs. U-16: 200m: Preet Surve (Sevent Stars, Thane)- 24.7 secs.
WOMEN: 100m hurdles: Shweta Hakke (VPM SC) – 16.1 secs. 200m: Akshaya Iyer (Achievers, Thane) – 26.9 secs. 400m: Chantelle Mascareenhas (Tracktrotters Club) – 62.8 secs. 1500m:Akshaya Jadyar (Seven Stars, Thane) – 5:23.9 secs. GIRLS: (U-18): 1500m: Mayuri Sutar (Dr Naravane’s Aca) – 5:23.4 secs. secs. 400m: Pearlin Debara (Pari Panchayat, Byculla) – 62.3 secs. (U-16):200m: Tanvi Patil (Ace Athletics) – 27.00 secs, 1500m: Aditi Patil (Lake city, Thane) – 5:31.0 secs. CLOCK FOR SATURDAY
ATHLETICS – 7 a.m. onwards – India Masters Athletics’ Open Track And Field Championships The University Stadium.