Elakkiyadasan raises his arm in triumph after successful the 100m at the National Games in Panaji on Sunday.
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Sneha, center, reveals who’s the greatest after nailing the ladies’s 100m at the National Games in Panaji on Saturday. Photo: Special association
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Manikanta Hoblidhar had a sensational run at the latest National Open in Bengaluru, bettering his private greatest with each spherical and lastly taking the 100m gold with a brand new National report (10.23s).
But one noticed a really completely different Manikanta in the thirty seventh National Games at the Bambolim Athletics Stadium right here on Saturday evening. The 22-year-old was in the lead at the half-mark mark however shortly after that he started limping a bit and lastly completed fourth as Tamil Nadu’s V.Okay. Elakkiyadasan grabbed the gold.
“I pulled my hamstring,” defined Manikanta.
The latest National Open, which got here in direction of the finish of the season, had seen a string of unusual and sensational performances, particularly in the 100m, and the National Anti-Doping Agency was on full alert right here, taking the high 4 finishers in the race for a dope check.
The ladies’s 100m additionally noticed an enormous shock with Karnataka’s S.S. Sneha surprising Tamil Nadu’s R. Giridharani, the National Open champion and the nation’s fastest this 12 months, for the title.
“We were very close in the National Open so I felt I could do it,” stated Sneha who was successful her first main National title.
In the finish, Giridharani may simply handle a bronze, behind Srabani Nanda. “I had fever after the National Open and it took time to recover,” stated the 22-year-old from Chennai who was in a little bit of a rush as she needed to take a dope check.
Meanwhile, Asian Games 10,000m bronze medallist Gulveer Singh seemed to be in some hassle in the 5000m however he broke away from the pack with about 50m to go to take the gold.
“I took a break after the Asian Games, I went home and did not train properly for the National Games but I knew I’d win the gold,” stated Gulveer.
Srihari, Sajan break information
In swimming, Karnataka’s Srihari Nataraj (200m freestyle) and Kerala’s Sajan Prakash (100m butterfly) broke meet information.
The outcomes (winners solely):
Athletics: Men: 100m: V.Okay. Elakkiyadasan (TN) 10.36s; 5000m: Gulveer Singh (Ser) 14:13.03s; excessive leap: Aadarsh Ram (TN) 2.14m.
Women: 100m: S.S. Sneha (Kar) 11.45s; 10,000m: Seema(HP) 33:20.75s; discus throw: Seema Punia (UP) 52.51m.
Swimming: Men: 200m freestyle: Srihari Nartaraj (Kar) 1:49.09s (MR); 100m butterfly: Sajan Prakash (Ker) 53.79 (MR); 4x100m freestyle relay: Karnataka 3:26.88 (MR).
Women: 200m: Dhinidhi Desinghu (Kar) 2:07.32s; 100m butterfly: Nina Venkatesh (Kar) 1:02.22s (MR); 4x100m freestyle relay: Karnataka 3:59.53s (MR).
