July 1, 2016 7:33 AM

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Sameer emerges fastest athlete of Nat'l Inter-state Athletics

Veteran sprinter Sameer Mon has won gold in 100 metre at the 56th National Inter-state Senior Athletics Championships in Hyderabad. Representing Manipur, Sameer clocked 10.60 seconds to become the fastest athlete in the country. Karnataka athlete Reena George's switch-over from 400 metre to 100 metre proved successful as she won the women's 100 metre dash in 11.99 seconds. Khyati Vakharia of Karnataka cleared a season best 3.80 metre to win the women's pole vault. In women's 100 metre hurdles, M Sugina of Kerala clocked a personal best of 14.17 secs to win gold. Tamil Nadu duo of B Dhanalakshmi and D Keerthana also delivered their bests to secure the next two spots. D Sreekanth, also of Kerala, took his first major title in men's 110 metre hurdles by clocking a personal best of 14.54 seconds.Triple jumper Shilpa Chacko brought the third gold for Kerala by clearing 13.22 metre. She was the only jumper among the four participants to leap over 13 metre. Gujarat's Babubhai Panocha took his third Inter-state title in men's 20 km walk with a time of 1 hour 31 minutes 26 secs.

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