Junior National Athletics Championships

Manipuri girl wins gold in 5,000m race:

Vijayawada, Nov 27: Kh Rasheswori Devi of Manipur won gold in girls’ (U-20) 5,000m race, clocking 19:09.79 in the Reliance 23rd Junior National Athletics Championships here today.

Manipur’s K Deven Singh also won bronze in the boys’ javelin throw, clearing a distance of 55.10 m.

Mohd Ibrar of Manipur was declared the best athlete in the boys’ (U-20) section.

Manipur stood 16th in the medal tally with three medals (one gold, one silver and one bronze) while Assam was 18th with one silver.

Kerala boys and girls emerged overall champions with 37 gold and 24 silver medals.

Medal Tally:
1. Kerala (37G 24S 14B); 2. Tamil Nadu (13 16 23); 3. Haryana (8 15 14); 4. Andhra Pradesh (7 9 10); 5. Orissa (5 5 1); 6. West Bengal (5 4 5); 7. Delhi (4 4 2); 8. Jharkhand (4 2 3); 9. Punjab (4 1 6); 10. Maharashtra (3 7 6); 11. Uttar Pradesh (3 4 5); 12. Karnataka (3 3 4); 13.Gujarat (3 1 1); 14. Rajasthan (2 2 0); 15. Uttranchal (1 3 2); 16. Manipur (1 1 1); 17. Madhya Pradesh (0 1 1); 18. Asom (0 1 0); 19. Himachal Pradesh (0 1 0); 20.Chhattisgarh (0 0 1); 21.Goa (0 0 0); 22. Jammu and Kashmir (0 0 0); 23. Puducherry (0 0 0); 24.Tripura (0 0 0)