India dominates South Asian junior athletics meet

As anticipated, India dominated the South Asian junior athletics meet which concluded right here on Friday, bagging a complete of 48 medals (21 gold, 22 silver and 5 bronze medals). Sri Lanka completed second with 9 gold, 9 silver and 17 bronze. Bangladesh got here third with three bronze medals.

Within the males’s 4x100m relay on Friday, Sri Lanka’s 100m males’s champion W. Merone Julian anchored the workforce to victory with a meet file of 40.28 seconds. The earlier file was 41.27 seconds which was set in 2007 by Sri Lanka.

Deepika received the ladies’s javelin throw with a brand new meet file.
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The outcomes:

Males: 200m: R. Indusara Vidushan (SL) 21.33s (NMR) (OR: H. Eashan, 21.44, Ranchi, ‘13), 2. Pratik Maharana (Ind) 21.41, 3. Pratik Maharana (SL) 21.44; 1500m: 1. Priyanshu (Ind) 3:53.22s, 2. Rahul Saranaliya (Ind) 3:53.64, 3. T. W. M. Prashan Buddika (SL) 4:03.79; excessive bounce: 1. G. Lesandu Arthavidu (SL) 2.17m (NMR) (OR: S. Mohan, 2.06, Ranchi, ‘13), 2. A. T. Dinushan Mendis (SL) 2.10, 3. Juwel Thomas (Ind) 2.04; javelin throw: 1. Rohan Yadav (Ind) 69.22, 2. Dipanshu Sharma (Ind) 68.85, 3. U.G.B. Dilhara (SL) 62.22.

Triple bounce: 1. D. M. H. Kavinda (SL) 15.09m, 2. M. D. S. Hansaka (SL) 14.92, 3. Md. Tamim Hossan (Ban) 14.75; 4x400m relay: 1. Sri Lanka (U. Nethsara, G. W. Jathya Kirulu, J. Shashintha Silva, S. Rajakaruna) 3:09.27s, 2. India-B (P. Abiram, Vinod Kumar Banoth, Ankul, Jay Kumar) 3:11.14, 3. Bangladesh-A (B. Sheikh, Md. Hafizur Rahman, M. AL Sobur, MD. Aslam Sikder) 3:21.50; 4x100m relay: 1. Sri Lanka-D (W. M. Koushan, R. Vidushan, W. Dineth Induwara, W. Merone Julian) 40.28s (NMR) (OR: Sri Lanka, 41.27, Colombo, ‘07), 2. India-B (Prathik Maharana, Mahendra Santa, S. Karthikeyan, D. Mrutyam) 40.76, 3. Maldives (Hussain Zeek Suad, M Zu Iz Suad, I. Nizaar, M. Shamin) 41.98;

Girls: 200m: 1. Unnathi Aiyappa (Ind) 23.91 (NMR) (OR: A. Suseendran, 24.32, Ranchi, ‘13), 2. Nancy (Ind) 24.11, 3. Neeru Pathak (Ind) 24.91; triple bounce: 1. Rishika Awasthi (Ind) 12.76 (NMR) (OR: Priyadarshini Suresh, 12.69, Colombo, ‘18), 2. M. Dilki Nehara (SL) 12.32, 3. Anisha Tharu (Nep) No Mark; javelin throw: 1. Deepika (Ind) 54.98m (NMR) (OR: Sanjana Choudhary, 48.08m, Colombo, ‘18), 2. Poonam (Ind) 51.21, 3. W. G. Nisansala (SL) 35.02; shot put: 1. Tamanna (Ind) 14.43m, 2. Pooja Kumari (Ind) 14.02, 3. H. Isali Malkethmi (SL) 10.68; 1500m: 1. Vineeta Gurjar (Ind) 4:33.63, 2. Laxita Vinod Sandilea (Ind) 4:37.61, 3. T.Ok.G.H. Dulanji (SL) 4:39.01; 4x400m relay: 1. India-B (S. Sachin Sangle, Sandra Mol Sabu, Kanista Teena, Neeru Pahtak) 3:44.35s, 2. Sri Lanka-C (A. Wijethunga, G. Sashini Bhagya, D. Pravindi, Ok. Takshima) 3:49.99, 3. Bangladesh-A (Nusrat Jahan Runa, M. S. T. Azmi Khtun, M. S. T. Sumaiya Akter (3:57.37; 4x100m relay: 1. India-B (Nancy, Abinaya Rajarajan, N. Cornelo, V. Sudheeksha) 45.08s (NMR) (OR: Sri Lanka, 46.23, Colombo, ‘18), 2. Sri Lanka-C (H. Sithmini Ranasgal, P. Ransini Perera, Ok. Dhanani Rashma, S. Shanella Anne) 46.48, 3. Maldives-D (Hawwa Muznaa Faiz, Ziva Moosa Shafeeu, Ahnaa Nizaar, Mariyam Ru Ya Ali) 48.04.