Sashi Diwadkar from Century Rayon and Akshaya Jadyar from Thane’s Seven-Star Sports Academy, won their respective men’s and women’s 5000 m run in style on the opening day of the Third Five Districts Open Track and Field Championships, hosted by India Masters Athletics at the University Stadium,here today.
Shashi clock 12:57.44 secs to win gold way ahead of the second-placed Vivek Karma from Jindal SA and Pankaj Choudhary of Rooffit, Virar.
Likewise, Akshaya Jadyar from Thane’s Seven Star Sports Academy topped the women’s 5000m in 21:12.99 secs. Purva Shide, from Holy, Cross,Thane clinched gold in the girls under-18 400 metres event.
Another impressive winner was Rawal Dharma, of Sh GPM College, who won gold in the boys under-20 5000 m run. While Sharvari Parulekar. Of Udayachal, leapt to girls under-18 High Jump gold..
The winners in the various events were:
MEN: 5000m: Sashi Diwadkar (Century Rayon)- 12:37.44 secs.
LONG JUMP: Tejas Salian (Seven Stars, Thane) – 6.88 mts.
DISCUS THROW: Tejas Dongre (Khalsda College) – 38.22 mts.
WOMEN:5000m:Akshya Jadyar (Seven Stars, Thane) – 21:12.99 secs.
400m: Rosalin Lewis (Fr Agnel, V ashi) – 57.74 secs.
LONG JUMP: Shweta Thakur (Universal SA) – 5.11 mts. DISCUS THROW: Amruta Gavit (Track & Field SA) – 25.62 mts.
GIRLS: U-18: LONG JUMP: Sharvari Parulekar (Udaya chal) – 5.23 mts.
400m: Purva Shinde (Holy Cross, Thane) – 1:09.74 secs.
U-16: HIGH JUMP :Pranjali Patil (Udayachal) – 1.40 mts.
DISCUS THROW: Tanishka Dinesh (Khalsa Azim Khan (SAI, Kandivali) – 11.96 mts.
BOYS U-20: 5000 m: Rawal Dharma (Sh GPM College) – 16.57.3 secs.
LONG JUMP: Anup Kumar (SAI, Kandivali) -6.80 mts. SHOT PUT: Azim Khan (SAI) – 11.96 mts.
CLOCK FOR SATURDAY
ATHLETICS – 3rd Five District Open Track & Field Meet, University Stadium, Marine Lines.
RKB