SPORTS REPORTER
JAMMU: Anil Kumar of Samba clinched sprint gold in the under-19 category on the opening day of the Inter-District State Athletics meet, organised by the Department of Youth Services and Sports (DYSS) at BSF Stadium, Paloura, here on Wednesday.
The second place went to Aadish Baloria of Jammu District while Ashish Dahiya of Udhampur remained third.
The 100 meters gold in under-17 category went to Ramandeep Singh of Kathua. Sahil Kumar of Jammu and Ishfaq Rashid of Gandarbal secured second and third place respectively.
Earlier, the competition was declared open by District Youth Services and Sports Officer, Jammu, Sukhdev Raj Sharma.
Results: Under-19: 5000 mts: Ajay Kumar, Samba, Ist; Danish Mohi-Din, Ganderbal, 2nd and Mohd Taj, Poonch, 3rd. Shot Put: Bahar Din, Reasi, Ist; Gurdeep Singh, Samba, 2nd and Asif Rasheed, Kulgam, 3rd. Long Jump: Rajinder Kumar, Jammu, Ist; Mohd Sarfraz, Poonch, 2nd and Saqib Majid, Kishtwar, 3rd. 4×400 mts relay: Jammu, Ist; Poonch, 2nd and Kathua, 3rd.
Under-17 yr: Shot Put: Rajesh Singh, Reasi, Ist; Rauf Rashid, Anantnag, 2nd and Sahil Ahmed, Kulgam, 3rd. 3000 mts: Shafi Mohd, Kathua, Ist; Ghulam Nabi, Anantnag, 2nd and Sajid Ali, Jammu, 3rd. Long Jump: Gurdeep Singh, Samba, Ist; Abid, Kulgam, 2nd and Sahil Kumar, Jammu, 3rd.
Under-14 yr: Long Jump: Gourav Verma, Jammu, Ist; Faizam Ahmed Dar, Pulwama, 2nd and S Din, Kathua, 3rd. 100 mts: Randeep Singh, Jammu, Ist; Sarjeevan, Kathua, 2nd and Neeraj, Reasi, 3rd. 600 mts: Ashraf Ali, Kathua, Ist; Zahid Ahmed, Poonch, 2nd and Keshav Singh, Jammu, 3rd. Shot Put: Amir Hussain, Kishtwar, Ist; Keshav Singh, Jammu, 2nd and Saqlian Mushtaq, Ganderbal, 3rd.