YMCA athletics
Sandip Kumar from Sprinters Sports Club and Secil Sara from Ashoka SA, Nashik, emerged the fastest sprinters on the second day of the 40th Bombay YMCA State Level athletic championships, held at Sports Authority of India here today. Sandip in a thrilling finish, pipped Leon Poorekhosandi at the post by clocking 11.0 secs. While the Nashik girl eualised the 1998 mark 0f Rupali Chauhai’s timing of 12.3 secs.
100m men winner Sandip Kumar being congratulated by Leon Poorekhosandi (left)
Ironically, it were the girls, who rewrote some of the records in this meet. Shrushi Shetty, of Children’s Academy SC and Shanaya Irani, of Track Trotters also eclipsed the girls under-12 long jump record of of 4.55 mts set by Nic0le Franco’s .last year. While Aiswarya Mishra, who clinched gold in the400m gold on the opening day, added the 800m gold in her kitty. Howver, there was a sole record breaker when Alden Norohna of Savio SC,Andheri, won the boys under-18 110 m hurdles in 14.48 secs, thus betterinthe 2007 record of 15.2 secs set by Siddhant Thingalaya.
Aishwarya Mishra
RESULTS OF THE WINNERS IN VARIOUS CATEGORIES:
WOMEN: 100m:1. Sara Secil (Ashoka SA, Nashik) – 12.3 secs (Equal meet record); 2. Yashaswini Shetty (SIES College, Nerul); 3. Pankiti Vichare (Sprinters Club) . 800m: AishwaryaM ishra (Abhuday SC, Mulund) – 2:39.1 secs. LONG JUMP: Rishika Mahagaonkar (Gupta’s SA , Kandivali) – 4.63mts.
Girls U-18: 400m: Nidhi Singh Achcievers SC, Thane) – 62.0 sec s. HIGH JUMP: Nicole Kutinho (VPM SC, Dahisar) – 1.50 mts. SHOT PUT: Natasha D’Mello (Sprinters SC) – 11.85 mts.
MEN: 100m : 1. Sandip Kumar (Sprinters SC) – 11.0 secs;; 2. Leon Poorekhonsandi (Track Blazers, Andheri); 3. Rohit Bhoite Gupta’s SA (Kandivali). 800m: Atul Salunke (SAI, Kandivali) – 2:03.9 secs. LONG JUMP: Tejas Salian (Seven Stars, Thane) -0 7.06 mts. 110m hurdles: Pranit Jadav (Athletic Group,Palghar)– 16.0 secs.
Boys U-18: 400m:Tejas Bhoir (Achievers SC Thane) – 51.0 secs. SHOT PUT: Shreyas Magar (Prasun Sports, Dombivli) – 15.42 mts. 110m hurdles: Alden Noronha (Savio SC, Andheri) – 14.48 secs. – NMR.
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ATHLETICS – 8 A.M. ONWARDS – 40TH Bombay YMCA State Level Meet, Sports Authority of India, Kandivali..