Bangalore :

Quarter-miler MR Poovamma and triple jumper Arpinder Singh were adjudged as the ‘Best Athletes’ as Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) retained the overall trophy in the 17th Federation Cup senior athletics that concluded at the National Institute of Sports in Patiala on Friday.

ONGC finished with a tally of 177 points followed by Kerala (113) and Tamil Nadu (78) who finished second and third respectively.

Results: Men: 200m: 1. M Manikanand Raj (AP, 21.41s), Rahul G Pillai (Ker, 21.61), 3. Ritesh Anand (Jha, 21.63). 1500m: 1. Ranjan Kariyappa (Kar, 3:48.26s), 2. Sandeep (Har, 3:48.51), 3. Pranjal Gogoi (Asm, 3:48.72). 5,000m: 1. OP Jaisha (Pun, 16:39.43s), 2. Lalita Babar (Mah, 17:22.78), 3. Swati Gadhave (Mah, 17:34.99). 10,000m: 1. Suresh Kumar (ONGC, 29:40.61s), 2. Arjun Pradhan (Utk, 30:06.70), 3. Md Yunus (Mah, 30:12.92). 4x400mR: 1. Tamil Nadu (3:12.53s), 2. Air Force (3:13.32), 3. ONGC (3:14.07) Women: 200m: 1. Asha Roy (Ben, 23.70), 2. Srabani Nanda (Odi, 23.96), 3. Dutee Chand (ONGC, 24.14). 800m: 1. Sinimole Paulose (2:08.04s), 2. Sushma Devi (Har, 2:08.23), 3. Gomathi (TN, 2:10.20). 100mH: 1. Hemashree (TN, 14.37s), 2. Sajitha KV (Ker, 14.40), 3. Sumandeep Kaur (Pun, 14.49). Triple jump: 1. Mayookha Johny (13.46m), 2. Mereena Joseph (Ker, 13.12), 3. Amitha Baby (Ker, 12.96). Heptatholon: 1. Susmita Singha Roy (Ben, 5080 pts), 2. Navpreet Kaur (Pun, 4935), 3. Niksy Joseph (Cht, 4913). 4x400m R: 1. ONGC (3:44.43s), 2. Kerala (3:44.71), 3. Punjab (4:07.51).

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> Sports> More Sports / TNN / April 27th, 2013