Sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar overcomes stomach cramps, wins 100m gold

New Delhi: Karnataka sprinter Manikanta Hoblidhar overcame stomach cramps to win the men’s 100m gold in 10.25 seconds at the 65th National Open Athletics Championships at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Friday.

Hoblidhar, who suffered cramps on Thursday night, fell short of his meet record of 10.19 seconds set last year. “I was pretty confident of improving my personal best here in Delhi but missed because of stomach cramps,” he said. “I am happy with my performance as I have been undergoing rehab since April this year.”

Earlier, SSCB race walker Servin Sebastian suffered heartbreak in the men’s 21km half marathon race walk. Despite crossing the finish line first, a two-minute penalty for a technical violation pushed him to fourth place in 1:32:46.00.

Suraj Pawar was declared the winner.

RESULTS

Men:

100m: Manikanta Hoblidhar (Karnataka) 10.25 seconds, Lalu Prasad Bhoi (Railway) 10.43 seconds, Laukik Melge (SSCB) 10.45 seconds.

400m: Akash Raj (Tamil Nadu) 46.24 seconds, Vikrant Panchal (Railway) 46.26 secs, Mijo Kurian (SSCB) 46.45 secs.

1500m: Arjun Waskale (Railway) 3:43.04, Shivam Sharma (Railway) 3:43.12, Rahul Baloda (SSCB) 3:43.14.

110m hurdles: Muhammed Lazan VK (SSCB) 13.70 seconds, Agraceson Jeeva (SSCB) 13.85 secs, Manav R (Railway) 13.97 secs.

Triple jump: Sebastian VS (SSCB) 16.54m, Dinesh V (Tamil Nadu) 16.33m, Mohanraj J (Tamil Nadu) 16.29m.

Discus throw: Dharamraj Yadav (SSCB) 55.90m, Abhimanyu (SSCB) 55.64m, Nirbhay Singh (Railway) 55.46m.

Decathlon: Yamandeep Sharma (Railway) 7068 points, Usaid SSCB) 7005 points, Gokul KR (Kerala) 6975 points.

21km half marathon: Suraj Panwar (Uttarakhand) 1:30:48.00, Deepak Gurjar (Delhi) 1:30:55.00, Vishvendra Singh (Madhya Pradesh) 1:31:32.00

Women:

400m: Anjli (Haryana) 53.37 seconds, Priya Mohan (Karnataka) 53.55 seconds, Priya Thakur (Himachal Pradesh) 53.56 seconds.

1500m: Ankita (Railway) 4:13.18, Lili Das (Railway) 4:19.05, Komal Jagadale (Railway) 4:22.67.

100m hurdles: Moumita Mondal (Railway) 13.48 seconds, Anjali C (All India Police) 13.50 secs, Nandhini K (Tamil Nadu) 13.53 secs.

Shot put: Manpreet Kaur (Railway) 17.07m, Srishti Vig (Delhi) 16.11m, Rekha (Railway) 15.72m.

21km half marathon: Mokavi M (Railway) 1:45:39.00, Munita Prajapati (Railway) 1:45.43.00, Bhawna Jat (Railway) 1:45:47.00.

Mixed 4x100m relay: Railway 42.82 seconds, Delhi 43.75 seconds, Haryana 43.97 seconds

Tags : Manikanta, Athletics, 100m, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, National Open Athletics