Kunhumohammed wins men’s 400M, Jithin tops in high jump
MR Poovamma came up with her personal best performance to win the women’s 400 metres on the second day of the 16th Federation Cup athletics championships here on Sunday.
Having won both the Indian Grand Prix meets earlier this month, Poovamma was the favourite for the event and she obliged in fine fashion.
The 21-year-old from Karnataka, who is representing ONGC, timed 53.70 seconds, bettering her previous best of 53.87 set at the Kolkata Nationals last year, to finish ahead of Debashree Majumdar of Bengal who clocked 55.45.
P Kunhumohammed, representing Chattisgarh, emerged champion in the corresponding men’s race, timing 46.67 seconds. Kunhumohammed had clocked his personal best of 46.58 in the second Indian Grand Prix at the same venue a few days back but he couldn’t replicate that form on this day.
In the absence of Mayookha Johny, the women’s long jump turned out to be a damp squib. Expectedly, MA Prajusha won the gold but fouls marred her performance on the day and she could produce only a 6.13M effort for the top spot.
Jithin C Thomas of Kerala had a career-best effort in high jump, winning the gold with a clearance of 2.20 metres.
Results: Men: 400M: P Kunhumohammed (Chattisgarh) 46.67 seconds, 1; S K Mortaza (Bengal) 47.77, 2; Bibin Mathew (Jharkhand) 47.87, 3.
1500M: Sandeep (Haryana) 3:46.71, 1; Ravinder S Rautela (Uttarakhand) 3:47.17, 2; Hamza C (Kerala) 3:47.25, 3.
High jump: Jithin C Thomas (Kerala) 2.20 metres, 1; Hari Sankar Roy (Jharkhand) 2.05, 2; Chethan B (Karnataka) 2.05, 2; Jagdeep Singh (ONGC) 2.05, 2.
Decathlon: Vijay Kumar (Haryana) 7152 points, 1; Vinod PJ (Kerala) 6488, 2; Chandrahas Kushwaha (Uttar Pradesh) 6420, 3.
Women: 400M: MR Poovamma (ONGC) 53.70 seconds, 1; Debashree Majumdar (Bengal) 55.45, 2; Rattandeep Kaur (Punjab) 56.01, 3.
Shot put: Patwant Kaur (Punjab) 13.67 metres, 1; Smritikana Manna (Bengal) 13.41, 2; Manjit Kaur (Punjab) 13.09, 3. Long jump: Prajusha M A (Kerala) 6.13 metres, 1; Shraddha Ghule (Maharashtra) 5.94, 2; Neena V (Kerala) 5.91, 3.
source: http://www.DeccanHerald.com / Home> Sports / Patiala, DHNS, April 22nd, 2012
