Manjuka creates new pole vault record

CHENNAI: A Manjuka of MOP Vaishnav College created a new meet record in pole vault by clearing 3.40 meters and bettering her own mark in the women’s section, on the first day of the Dr Sir A Lakshmanasamy Mudaliar Golden Jubilee commemoration athletic meet, organised by University of Madras. Results: Men: 5000m: Mano (Loyola) 15:45.5. Pole Vault: M Thanga Vasanth (Loyola) 4.60m. Hammer throw: Mohamed Rilwan (Loyola) 47.31. 400m hurdles: K Kiran Raj (Loyola) 54.5. 800m: M Raguram (MCC) 1:54.1. Triple jump: M Rohit (DG Vaishnav) 15.44m. Women: 5000m: S Poongodi (Soka Ikeda) 22:23.1. 400m Hurdles: R Vishwapriya (Ethiraj) 1:03.27. Hammer throw: M Brindha (MOP) 44.56 m. High Jump: K Vinotha (MOP) 1.66 m. 800 m: K Priya (Soka Ikeda) 2:12.9. Pole vault: A Manjuka (MOP) 3.40m (NMR).Triple jump: R Aishwarya (MOP) 11.65m. 5km walk: M Santhayi (MOP) 30:21.02.

Ajith shines

P Ajith Kumar’s 5/48 enabled City XI beat Combined Districts by 305 runs in the TNCA U-19 match in Pudukottai. Brief scores: City 422/131 ovs and 212/ 5 decl. in 47.5 ovs (Aditya Barooah 41, Tushar Raheja 68, S Abishiek 44 n.o.) beat Combined Districts 149/53.4 ovs & 180 in 52.3 ovs (Pradosh Ranjan Paul 46, P Ajith Kumar 5/48).

Women selection trials

The selection trials for the TNCA women’s senior state team will be held on October 30, at 7AM at MAC ‘B’ grounds. Players can register themselves on the same day.

JIT win five in a row

Jeppiaar Institute of Technology beat St Joseph’s College of Engineering 64-26 in the final of the Anna University inter– zonal basketball tournament for fifth time in a row.