Postal athletics tourney kicks off
LUDHIANA:
The 31st All India Postal Athletics & Cycling Tournament-2016 kicked off
atGuru Nanak Stadium on Wednesday. As many as 182 participants of 12 teams from
different states, and Army Postal Services will participate in 36 events.
Athletic
events were organized at Guru Nanak Stadium, and cycling competition at the
velodrome of Punjab Agricultural University. On the first day, in the
1,500-metre race for men, Vivek Kumar of Rajasthan came first, Umesh Kuvar of
Gujarat second, and R Ramesh of Andhra Pradesh third. In the 1,500-metre race
for women, Ritu Dinkar of Rajasthan, SR Desai of Karnataka, and Hanha Baria of
Gujarat took the first, second, and third spots respectively.
In long
jump, Renu Bala of Odisha, G Lavanya of Tamil Nadu, and Manju Kumari of
Rajasthan came first, second, and third respectively. In the 100-metre race for
men, V Sanjay of Karnataka, Sajid NP of Kerala, and S Pandiyan of Tamil Nadu
came first, second, and third respectively. In the 100-metre race for women,
Renu Bala of Odisha, G Navanya of Tamil Nadu, and Disha Patel of Gujarat came
first, second, and third respectively.
Source : The
Times of India