Jaisha betters steeplechase mark,Om Prakash bags shot put gold

Haryanas Om Parkash Singh clinched the gold medal with his 19.99m shot put throw at the Senior National inter-state athletics championships .

Haryanas Om Parkash Singh clinched the gold medal with his 19.99m shot put throw at the Senior National inter-state athletics championships on Sunday.

Giving him tough competition was Saurav Vij who touched the 19.91 mark and went on to win the silver. Om Parkash was earlier reeling on 18.64m as compared to Vijs 19.27m attempt but got back with a 19.33m throw. Until the first three attempts,Vij was clearly leading,Om Parkash overhauled the distance to clinch gold.

The day also witnessed a National record being bettered by OP Jaisha of Kerala in the Women 3000m steeplechase event later in the evening. She broke Sudha Singhs national record of 10:09:56 seconds with a scintillating effort of 10:03:05 seconds.

Results: Men 1000m: 1 Sunil Singh 29:55,2 Aswani 30:10,3 Santosh Kumar Patel 30:31; Men Hammer Throw: 1 Chandrodaya Narayan Singh 65.46m,2 Kamal Preet Singh 63.73m,3 Harvinder Singh Dagar 63.55m; Women 400m Hurdles: 1 Jauna Murmu 57:46,2 Ashwani AC 1:00,3 R Elavarasi 1:01; Men 400m Hurdles: 1 Kuldev Singh 50:55,2 Avin A Thomas 50:88,3 Satinder Singh 51:06; Men 200m: 1 Dharambir 21:41,2 Amiya Mallick 21:64,3 M Manikanda 21.74; Women 200m: 1 Satti Geetha 24:08,2 TM Thomas 24:21,3 N Sudha 24:72; Women Hepthathlon: 1 Pramila Aiyappa 5454,2 Sushmita Singha Roy 5390,3 Navpreet Kaur 5314; Women Long Jump: 1 Prajusha 6.19m,2 Renubala 6.08m,3 Annu Rohtash 6.01m; Men Discus Throw: 1 Anil Sangwan 52.05m,2 Kamalpreet Singh 51.78m,3 Vikas Punia 51.60m.

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