P Roopa Rao wins 100m, 200m gold at Indian Athletics Series

Karnataka sprinter P Roopa Rao won gold in the women’s 100m and 200m events at the 13th leg of the Indian Athletics Series in Warangal. Maharashtra’s Ajay Khade emerged as the fastest male athlete after winning the 100m

Hyderabad: Karnataka’s sprinter P Roopa Rao won gold medals in the women’s 100m and 200m events in the 13th leg of the Indian Athletics Series held on Tuesday at JN Stadium in Warangal.

Roopa Rao’s winning time in the 100m was 11.74 seconds. She was a comfortable winner in the women’s 200m. Her winning time was 23.93 seconds.

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Meanwhile, Ajay Khade of Maharashtra emerged as the fastest male athlete of the meet. He clocked 10.44 seconds in the 100m dash.

Results:

100m: Ajay Khade (Maharashtra) 10.44 seconds, Harsh Santosh Raut (Navy) 10.45 seconds, Sandeep Singh (Himachal Pradesh) 10.46 seconds.

400m: Suraj A (Tamil Nadu) 46.88 seconds, Barath S (NCOE Trivandrum) 46.99 seconds, Rince Joseph (Kerala) 47.61 seconds.

800m: Nilkantha Ray (Army) 1:50.14 secs, Amit Kumar (Haryana) 1:50.40 secs, Somnath Chauhan (Haryana) 1:50.51 secs.

1500m: Amit Kumar (Haryana) 3:47.44 secs, Gaurav (Maharashtra) 3:47.90 secs, Narender Singh (Army) 3:48.08 secs.

110m hurdles: Shaik Roshan (Andhra Pradesh) 14.08 seconds, Paari Kabilan (Tamil Nadu) 14.43 seconds, Nishanth Raja G (Railway Sports) 14.48 seconds

Men

400m hurdles: Shivam Yadav (Army) 52.41 seconds, Abhay Yadav (Uttar Pradesh) 53.12 seconds, Bhushan Sunil Patil (Karnataka) 53.22 seconds.

Long jump: Arya S (Karnataka) 7.77m, David P (Tamil Nadu) 7.72m, Amal TP (Kerala) 7.65m.

Javelin: Manoj Kumar J (Tamil Nadu) 72.76m, Shashank Patil (Karnataka) 70.98m, U Balasaheb Patil (Maharashtra) 70.61m.

Women

100m: P Roopa Rao (Karnataka) 11.74 seconds, Suba Sharsini (Tamil Nadu) 11.80 seconds, V Sudheeksha (Karnataka) 12.01 seconds.

200m: P Roopa Rao (Karnataka) 23.93 seconds, V Sudheeksha (Karnataka) 24.40 seconds, Pravalika N (Telangana) 24.42 seconds.

400m: Pravalika Narimalla (Telangana) 54.31 seconds, Subha Venkatesan (Tamil Nadu) 54.44 seconds, Anankha BA (JSW) 55.32 seconds.

800m: Kavitha V (Tamil Nadu) 2:08.84 secs, Arpitha EB (Railway Sports) 2:10.84 secs, Ranvi Malik (Uttar Pradesh) 2:12.37 secs.

400m hurdles: Harshitha R (Tamil Nadu) 1:00.69 seconds, S Atchaya (Tamil Nadu) 1:01.54 seconds, Ann Rose Tomy (Kerala) 1:02.20 seconds

Triple jump: Pavithra G (Railway Sports) 13.00m, Varshitha C (Karnataka) 12.68m, Nimisha Dayma (JSW) 12.52m.

High jump: Abhinaya S Shetty (JSW) 1.78m, Giji George Stephen (Tamil Nadu) 1.64m, Anrisha Klein (Meghalaya) 1.55m.