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Priyanka Priyadarshini who
shattered Ambica Iyengar's eight-year-old record in 100m
breaststroke in Group I |
Bhopal:
Girl swimmers created four National records, which included in two
relay races, and equalled one on the opening day of the 38th
National Junior Aquatic Championship which got underway here in
Bhopal at Prakash Tarun Pushkar swimming pool on Friday. While
Karnataka swimmers hogged the limelight as they led in the medals
tally in the 16 events that were decided on the first day.
Priyanka Priyadarshini of Delhi
shattered her own record in the 100-meter breaststroke category in
the Group I by clocking 1:17.77 minutes (her previous record being
1:19.31 minutes) to fish gold medal. In Group II 100-meter
breaststroke category AV Jayaveena of Tamil Nadu broke Priyanka’s
record of 1:20.32 minutes by registering a timing of 1:19.02 to
win gold. While Ananya Panigrahi of Maharashtra equalled the
individual meet record of Fariha Zaman in 100-metre backstroke in
group I by clocking 1:09.03 minutes.
Two other records were re-written in
4x100 meter freestyle relay races by the girls. In Group I
Karnataka quartet of Arhatha Magavi, Tulasi R. Haritsa Sneha T. &
Pratima Kollali anchored to gold medal with a national record of
4:11.60 minutes. They lowered the record of 04:15.51 minutes
created by their own state team in 2007. The Tamil Nadu quartet of
R. Sushmitha, VKR Meenakshi, Kavya Gopalakrishnan & Anusha Mehta
bettered meet record with a timing of 4:14.52 minutes to take
silver medal. Maharashtra quartet won the bronze by clocking
04:20.20 minutes.
In Group II 4x100 meter freestyle
relay race Maharashtra girls quartet of Monique Gandhi, Akanksha
Buchade, Avantika Chavan & Aakanksha Vora lowered the National
record of 04:21.97 minutes created by their own state’s team in
2010 with a timing of 04:18.13. Karnataka’s quartet of Ashritha N.
Bharadwaj, Siya Manjeshwar, Abhijna A. & Malavika V. bettered meet
record by clocking 04:18.45 minutes to win silver medal. Tamil
Nadu team won the bronze medal with a timing of 04:27.77.
Hosts Madhya Pradesh had a lone
success when Rohitash Dubey won a bronze medal in the 200-meter
freestyle boys event by clocking 2:07.48.
The championship is being organised
jointly by the Madhya Pradesh Swimming Association and state
Sports and Youth Welfare Department. As many as 800 swimmers from
26 states are participating in the championship. Youths of two age
groups 13-14 years and 15-17 years are taking part in the
competitions. A total of 80 events will be held during the
competitions. As many as 150 officials will extend their support
for successful performance of the competitions.
Meanwhile, state Chief Minister Mr.
Shivraj Singh while speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the
championship declared that Madhya Pradesh will soon have a
swimming academy.
Chouhan said that budding talents in
swimming would be provided all possible facilities. There is no
dearth of funds for building sports infrastructure. He urged the
participants to bring laurels to the country in international
events.
The Chief Minister announced open
the championship. National swimmer Himanshu Dhakar took an oath on
behalf of the participating swimmers. Patron of National Swimming
Federation Mr. Virendra Nanavati welcomed the guests. Chairman of
the Board for Conservation of Bovine Animals, Shiv Choube, Mayor
Bhopal Mrs. Krishna Gaur, president of Madhya Pradesh Swimming
Association Mr. Bhavani Shankar Sharma, Director sports Mr. Sanjay
Choudhary were present. Secretary of organizing committee Mr.
Piyush Sharma proposed a vote of thank.
Some of the results are as
follows:
Boys:
Group I: 200m freestyle: 1.
Saurabh Sangvekar (Mah) (1:55.42); 2. Jaywant Vijay Kumar (TN)
(1:58.64); 3. A. Ajay (Kar) (2:00.67). 100m backstroke: 1. B.
Pranam (Kar) (1:02.03); 2. V. Turbo (Ker) (1:02.03); 3. Sujay Shah
(Guj) (1:03.05). 100m breaststroke: 1. Akash Rohit (Kar)
(1:09.91), 2. Neil Contractor (Guj) (1:09.98); 3. S. Arun (Ker)
(1:11.25). 4x100m freestyle relay: 1. Karnataka (3:44.87); 2.
Gujarat (3:46.95); 3. Tamil Nadu (3:53.30).
Group II: 200m freestyle: 1.
S.K. Adrash Narayan (TN) (2:06.25); 2. Vendant Rao (Mah)
(2:07.09); 3. Rohitash Dubey (MP) (2:07.48). 100m backstroke: 1.
T. Sethu Manickavel (TN) (1:05.31); 2. P. Kumaresh Pandian (TN)
(1:07.25); 3. Akash Debnath (Ben) (1:07.65). 100m breaststroke: 1.
S.P. Lakhith (Kar) (1:13.80), 2. Viraj Prabhu (Mah) (1:14.66); 3.
Akshay Prasad (Mah) (1:15.61). 4x100m freestyle relay: 1. Tamil
Nadu (4:04.15), 2. Maharashtra (4:04.69), 3. Karnataka (4:07.37).
Girls:
Group I: 200m freestyle: 1.
Anusha Mehta (TN) (2:11.24); 2. Pratima Kollali (Kar) (2:13.32);
3. Arhatha Magavi (Kar) (2:13.44). 100m backstroke:1. Ananya
Panigrahi (Mah) (1:09.03) (equalled record of Fariha Zaman, 2006);
2. Jyotsna Pansare (Mah) (1:09.04); 3. R. Sushmitha (TN)
1:09.29). 100m breaststroke: 1. Priyanka Priyadarshini (Del)
(1.17.77, NMR, improved her own time of 1.19.31, set in heats,
2011); 2. Bhoomi R. Motwani (Mah) (1:19.91); 3. M. Raghavi (TN)
(1:19.94). 4x100m freestyle relay: 1. Karnataka (4:11.60, NMR, old
4:15.51, own record set in 2007), 2. Tamil Nadu (4:14.52); 3.
Maharashtra (4:20.20).
Group II: 200m freestyle: 1.
Shivani Kataria (Har) (2:13.49); 2. Monique Gandhi (Mah)
(2:15.08); 3. V. Malavika (Kar) (2:15.39). 100m backstroke: 1.
Avantika Chavan (Mah) (1:13.03); 2. Rhea Castelino (AP) (1:14.89);
3. Sahithya Alva (Kar) (1:15.13). 100m breaststroke: 1. A.V.
Jayaveena (TN) (1:19.02, NMR, old 1:20.32, Priyanka Priyadarshini
in 2010). 4x100m freestyle relay: 1. Maharashtra (4:18.13, NMR,
4:21.97, own record set in 2010); 2. Karnataka (4:18.45); 3. Tamil
Nadu (4:27.77).
(pervezbari@eth.net)
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