Samsad, Punga crowned best athletes in State Meet

Long-distance runner Samsad Ara Begum and hurdler Punga Soren were crowned as best female and male athlete respectively in the 65th Odisha State Athletics Championship, which concluded at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack today. Cuttack SAI Training Centre athlete Samsad, who rewrote one new state and meet record with a golden double, received the Sashikanta Mohapatra Memorial Trophy, while Punga was awarded the Carl Lewis Athletic Association trophy.

Cuttack district emerged overall champions with 641 points, while Sundargarh finished runners-up with 361 points. The three-day championship produced a total of one new state record and 11 new meet records including four on the final day. Samsad established her second new meet record in women’s 10000 metre run with a time of 34:09.7 seconds.

Other three new meet records were created by Paradeep women hammer thrower Divya Shandilya (48.32m), Khurda hammer thrower Swetalina Nayak (U-18 girls, 28.37m) and Cuttack high-jumper Swadhin Kumar Majhi (U-20 boys, 1.97m). Among other notable achievers, Olympian Dutee Chand clinched the 100m and 200m sprint double, while ace para athlete Jayanti Behera proved herself better than her able-bodied opponents, bagging the U-20 girls’ 400m and 800m double.

Athletic Federation of India joint-secretary Adhip Das handed over the trophies in the presence of Amateur Baseball Federation of India president Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, Odisha Athletic Association president Jagmohan Pattnaik and secretary Asirbad Behera.

RESULTS:
Girls U-14: High jump: 1. Sabita Toppo (Sund, 1.38m *EMR), 2. Krushna Priya Barisalya (Khur, 1.22m), 3. Anjana Singh (Bala, 1.20m).

Girls U-16: 200m run: 1. Baisnabi Hati (Jhar, 27.6s), 2. Mary Mukta Soreng (Samb, 28.00s), 3. Rajashree Pradhan (Khur, 28.5s). 2000m run: 1. Susmita Mohapatra (Kend, 7:33.4s), 2. Milli Majhi (Cutt, 7:42.6s), 3. Pinky Sahoo (Khur, 7:59.8s). High jump: 1. Salma Marandi (Mayu, 1.28m), 2. Puja Raou (Puri, 1.25m), 3. Suman Patel (Sund, 1.25m).

Girls U-18: 200m run: 1. Sukhi Baskey (Sund, 25.5s), 2. Fulamani Karji (Sund, 26.2s), 3. Jyosna Sabar (Bhub, 27.1s). 3000m run: 1. Sweta Kujur (Cutt, 11:42.8s), 2. Niharika Nayaki (Jaga, 12:53.0s), 3. Eva Panna (Cutt, 13:49.0s). 400m hurdles: 1. Jyosna Sabar (Bhub, 1:08.6s), 2. Bishnupriya Nayak (Jaga, 1:20.3s), 3. Rinkina Nayak (Puri, 1:28.3s). Triple jump: 1. Bishnupriya Nayak (Jaga, 9.42m), 2. Minati Sahu (Kala, 7.80m). Hammer: 1. Swetalina Nayak (Khur, 28.37m *NMR), 2. Lipti Kadraka (KIIT, 25.52m), 3. Gudli Rani Patra (Khur, 22.83m). Heptathlon: 1. Sabita Hembram (Sund, 2972p), 2. Monika Kujur (Cutt, 2715p), 3. Malini Soy (KIIT, 2059p).

Girls U-20: 200m run: 1. Pragyan Prasanti Sahu (Bala, 26.4m), 2. Sanjukta Mallick (Bhub, 26.7s), 3. Biplabini Sha (Cutt, 26.8s). 3000m run: 1. Ambika Dila (Sund, 11:43.7s), 2. Sonali Pujari (Puri, 12:07.5s), 3. Sujata Parida (Jaga, 12:14.8s). 3000m steeplechase: 1. Pravati Majhi (KIIT, 12:29.0s), 2. Uma Sahoo (Jajp, 13:31.5s), 3. Binati Behera (Cutt, 14:50.3s). 400m hurdles: 1. Anjali Barla (Cutt, 1:12.2s), 2. Nikita Mohapatra (Cutt, 1:27.3s), 3. Bijaylaxmi Sahoo (Jajp, 1:35.3s). Triple jump: 1. Karmi Singh (Sund, 9.98m), 2. Laxmipriya Rout (Cutt, 8.52s), 3. Manini Meher (Barg, 8.50m). Hammer: 1. Utkalika Priyadarshini (Cutt, 37.75m), 2. Barsha Jena (Sund, 29.30m), 3. Sagarika Samal (Jajp, 17.40m). Heptathlon: 1. Sanjukta Minz (Cutt, 2588p), 2. Rajeswari Gomango (KIIT, 1857p), 3. Uma Sahoo (Jajp, 1487p).

Women: 200m run: 1. Dutee Chand (KIIT, 24.9s), 2. Priti Podh (Samb, 28.9s), 3. Subhashree Bhuyan (Cutt, 29.6s). 10000m run: 1. Samsad Ara Begum (Cutt, 37.09.7s *NMR), 2. Heera Majhi (Samb, 42:03.4s), 3. Suchita Tirkey (KIIT, 43:07.5s). 3000m steeplechase: 1. Bijayalaxmi Patra (Cutt, 13:15.3s), 2. Tabasum Ara Begum (Khur, 13:47.1s), 3. Lata Samarth (KIIT, 14:17.9s). 400m hurdles: 1. Jasmi Kisku (Bhub, 1:10.0s), 2. Rashmita Mahanty (Bala, 1:19.5s), 3. Ananya Sahoo (Cutt, 1:23.3s). Triple jump: 1. Surasmita Bagar (Barg, 11.66m), 2. Subhashree Bhuyan (Cutt, 10.60m), 3. Saraswati Chattar (Bhub, 10.49m). Hammer: 1. Divya Shandilya (PPT, 48.32m *NMR), 2. Urja Bhuyan (Cutt, 37.15m *BMR), 3. Hena Gloria Das (Bala, 25.57m). Heptathlon: 1. Latika Basara (Bhub, 3719p), 2. Gulabi Kalo (Samb, 2433p), 3. Babita Parida (Samb, 1745p.

Boys U-16: 200m run: 1. Mahendra Munda (Keon, 23.0s), 2. Rahul Wateka (KIIT, 23.2s), 3. Atish Kindo (Sund, 23.2s). 2000m run: 1. Abhi Sisa (Phul, 6:09.1s), 2. Sukra Pangi (Malk, 6:15.8s), 3. Sumanta Mirdha (Samb, 6:18.4s). Hammer: 1. Mohit Narayan Shandilya (PPT, 29.33m), 2. Abhijit Pradhan (Puri, 28.23m), 3. Biswa Ranjan Bhoi (Jaga, 22.69m). Pentathlon: 1. Sidhant Bhuyan (Phul, 2585p), 2. Sukadev Balaya (Mayu, 2523p), 3. Prakash Mahato (RSP, 2103p).

Boys U-18: 200m run: 1. Bijay Xalxo (Sund, 23.0s), 2. Susanta Maharana (Keon, 23.3s), 3. Sashikanta Padhi (Sone, 23.4s). 3000m run: 1. Rashmi Ranjan Nayak (RSP, 9:36.4s), 2. Subash Tirkey (Sund, 10:04.5s), 3. Rajesh Singh (Jajp, 10:10.5s). 2000m steeplechase: 1. Rajen Ekka (Sund, 6:34.8s), 2. Rupendra Hembram (Mayu, 6:39.4s), 3. Giridhari Swain (Sone, 7:01.0s). 400m hurdles: 1. Punga Soren (Cutt, 59.5s), 2. Rosan Xalxo (Mayu, 1:01.6s), 3. Kamal Kumar Pujari (Naba, 1:05.9s). Pole vault: 1. Mohan Beniya (Gaja, 2.80m), 2. Mahesh Dhabala (Gaja, 2.40m), 3. Harekrushna Palai (Bhad, 2.40m). Hammer: 1. Rahul Nandi (Keon, 33.99m), 2. Deepak Kumar Dalai (Ganj, 32.54m), 3. Lohit Hota (Bola, 29.07m).

Boys U-20: 200m run: 1. Prasanjit Kujur (Cutt, 22.4s), 2. Krishna Munda (Bhub, 22.8s), 3. Shankar Singh (Sund, 23.0s). 10000m run: 1. Ramesh Mahenta (Keon, 33:37.1s), 2. Gobardhan Sahu (Bola, 33:44.4s), 3. Ashok Sahoo (Cutt, 35:53.8s). 3000m steeplechase: 1. Sukalal Marandi (Angu, 10:39.8s), 2. Sunila Nahak (Naya, 10:46.5s), 3. Suresh Sahu (Kala, 11:29.4s). 400m hurdles: 1. Prasanjit Xaxa (Bhub, 59.3s), 2. Uma Maheswar Rao (Ganj, 1:02.1s), 3. Suraj Majhi (Cutt, 1:03.0s). High jump: 1. Swadhin Kumar Majhi (Cutt, 1.97m *NMR), 2. Amlan Mishra (Samb, 1.72m), 3. Gopabandhu Naik (Bola, 1.70m). Pole vault: 1. Parsuram Samal (Cutt, 2.80m), 2. Ramachandra Gaya (Gaja, 2:50m). Hammer: 1. Abhishek Panda (Bhub, 37.69m), 2. Kanha Sahoo (Jaga, 35.46m).

Men: 200m: 1. Niranjan Mohanty (Barg, 22.3s), 2. Skymoon Mallick (Jhar, 22.9s), 3. Kamakhya Prasad Nayak (Cutt, 23.0s). 10000m run: 1. Yogendra Tiriya (Mayu, 33:10.7s), 2. Suryakanta Ray (Puri, 34:30.0s), 3. Balakrushna Oram (Samb, 34:38.0s). 3000m steeplechase: 1. Joy Kishan Khanangkel (Mayu, 10:08.4s), 2. Akash Mirdha (Samb, 10:19.8s), 3. Iswar Kalaka (Raya, 10.30.5s). 400m hurdles: 1. Rajat Kumar Bhainsal (RSP, 56.9s), 2. Sukadev Mohanty (Bhub, 1:00.7s), 3. Smruti Ranjan Mohanty (Cutt, 1:00.8s). Pole vault: 1. Hara Charan Dash (Angu, 2.70m), 2. Biswajit Mallik (Cutt, 2.60m), 3. Ramachandra Mallik (Jajp, 2.50m). Hammer: 1. Malay Ranjan Pati (Cutt, 47.37m), 2. Dinesh Barik (Cutt, 45.32m), 3. Bikram Prasad Behera (Puri, 39.63m).
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PHOTO: Samsad Ara Begum expresses her joy after being adjudged the best femal athlete of the State championship in Cuttack on Dec 20, 2017.