Harm scare for Hima Das, Dutee Chand toppled on 3rd day of Nationwide Inter-State Athletics meet

For MP Jabir it was once a great race, one thing he had anticipated. The Kerala athlete had was hoping for a sub-50 seconds timing in 400m hurdles that might have larger his probabilities of Olympic qualification.

On the second one day of the 60th Nationwide Inter-State Athletics Championships on the Netaji Subhas Nationwide Institute of Sports activities (NSNIS), Patiala on Saturday, Jabir clocked 49.78 seconds in a race by which he was once competing in opposition to himself. By means of the midway mark he had left the sector some distance in the back of and ran by way of himself to complete manner in the back of the automated qualification mark of 48.90s.

The five-day meet is the closing tournament for the Indian athletes eyeing tickets to Tokyo Olympic Video games. It’s been graded as a ‘B’ class tournament by way of the Global Athletics to assist the ones athletes looking for qualification at the foundation in their scores.

“I’m satisfied and hope to be at the flight to Tokyo. With as of late’s efficiency I’m hoping to garner 100 issues to the scores,” Jabir instructed indianexpress.com after the race. With Saturday’s demonstrate, the Indian Military athlete hopes to climb 3 positions from his present 33rd on this planet scores.

“This was once my closing tournament and I did my best possible. Now I’ll pray and hope to make the lower,” he added. Olympic qualification closes on June 29, the closing day of the meet.

No-show between Dutee, Hima

In the meantime, the showdown between Hima Das of Assam and Dutee Chand of Orissa was once a no-show after Hima was once noticed limping all over the heats. The Assamese athlete certified for the general however failed to show up, elevating doubts on her health.

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Athletics Federation of India officers have been tight-lipped however tweeted pronouncing Hima’s harm is just a muscle pull.

Within the girls’s 100m ultimate, Dutee was once utterly routed by way of Tamil Nadu’s Dhana Lakshmi who clocked 11.52s to emerge because the quickest feminine athlete of the meet. Amasha De Silva of Sri Lanka (11.59s) and Archana S Suseendran additionally of TN (11.60s) have been 2d and 3rd whilst Dutee was once fourth, with a time of 11.62s.

Gurindervir Singh of Punjab, who clocked 10.27s, emerged because the quickest male athlete with a brand new meet document. The previous meet document of 10.32s was once set by way of Krishna Kumar Rane in 2014. Love Preet Singh of Punjab (10.47s) and the reigning nationwide and meet document holder Amiya Kumar Mallick of Odisha (10.49s) completed 2d and 3rd respectively.

Tejaswin wins however …

A lot was once anticipated from the US-returned Tejaswin Shankar, the nationwide document holder in males’s top bounce tournament at 2.29m. The Delhi-lad was once looking at an Olympic qualifying mark of two.33m.

Within the tournament held at Punjabi College stadium, Tejaswin gained first position however with a modest effort of two.20m. Kerala jumpers Geo Jose and Aromal T, with equivalent 2.15 have been 2d and 3rd, respectively. He’s mendacity at 52nd position and can know his destiny within the coming days.

Within the decathlon, 19-year-old Usaid Khan of Uttar Pradesh who was once main with 3546 issues on Friday after final touch of 5 occasions went to win the gold garnering 6893 issues. Kerala’s Gokul S (6680) and Punjab’s Gurlal Singh (6428) whole the rostrum. Within the Federation Cup held on the similar venue on March 16 this 12 months, Usaid had garnered an outstanding 6890 issues to be on best

Nationwide document and meet document holder in males’s 110m hurdles, Siddhanth Thingalaya of Maharashtra (13.48s & 13.65s) will face 2021 Federation Cup champion Veeramani P of Tamil Nadu and 7 others within the ultimate on Sunday night time. Seven different finals can also be held at the 3rd day together with each women and men 800m, males’s triple and discus throw.

Effects

MEN 400m Hurdles: Jabir Madari Palliyalil (Ker, 49.78s), Sathish Okay (TN, 51.90s), Pravin Kumar (TN, 52.77s); 100m: Gurindervir Singh (Punjab, 10.27 NMR, OMR 10.32s by way of Krishna Kumar Rane in 2014), Love Preet Singh (Pun, 10.47s), Amiya Kumar Mallick (Odisha, 10.49s); Hammer Throw: Damneet Singh (Pun, 62.03m), Niraj Kumar (Rajasthan, 60.28m), Ravi (Haryana, 57.92m); Top Leap: Tejaswin Shankar (Delhi 2.20m), Geo Jos (Ker, 2.15m), Aromal T (Ker, 2.15m); 110m Hurdles (Certified for ultimate): Debarjun Murmu (W Bengal), Veeraragavendra S (TN), Siddhanth Umananda Thingalaya (Mah), Mohammed Fais C (Ker), Amrinder Singh Aulakh (Pun), Veeramani P (TN), Kunal Chaudhary (UP), Naresh Yadav (UP);

WOMEN Shot Put: Manpreet Kaur (Punjab, 16.95m), Srishti Vig (Delhi, 15.96m), Kiran Baliyan (UP, 15.75m); lengthy bounce: Shaili Singh (UP, 6.48m), Sherin A (TN, 6.26m), Renu (Haryana, 6.17m); 400m hurdles: Salini VK (Ker, 1:01.63s), Khushdeep Kaur (Punjab 1:04.52s), Nirmal Punia (Har, 1:05.68s) 100m: Dhana Lakshmi (TN, 11.52s), Amasha De Silva (Sri Lanka, 11.59s), Archana S Suseendran (TN, 11.60s).