<p>Kavya was among the clutch of athletes who had switched allegiance to other states for better incentives. <br /><br />But the Karnataka government’s promise of more had lured a few back, Kavya being one of them.<br /><br />On Monday, the National champion prevailed in a three-way contest with Mallika Mondal of Bengal and another Karnataka jumper, KC Chandana. All the three cleared 1.70 metres but Kavya took the gold on a countback while Mallika and Chandana shared the silver medal.<br /><br />The day also witnessed the first National record of the meet. <br />Sudha Singh of Uttar Pradesh claimed the honours, winning the women’s 3000M steeplechase in 10:15.91. The old record of 10:18.76 was also set by Sudha, three years back at Jamshedpur.<br /><br />In the men’s 3000M steeplechase, Tamil Nadu’s R Ramachandran set a new meet record of 8:44.33 to clinch gold, more than a second ahead of Pritam Bind of ONGC.<br />Results: Men: 110M hurdles: Sandeep Parmar (Maharashtra) 14.34 seconds, 1; T Siddhant (Maharashtra) 14.41, 2; Amandeep Singh (Punjab) 14.61, 3.<br />Discus throw: Simranjit Singh (BSF) 52.97 metres, 1; Vikas Poonia (AFI) 51.83, 2; Amritpal Singh (Jharkhand) 51.09, 3.<br /><br />3000M steeplechase: R Ramachandran (TN) 8:44.33 (New Meet Record. Old: 8:51.77, Arun D’Souza) 1; Pritam Bind (ONGC) 8:45.44, 2; Elam Singh (Uttarakhand) 8:45.84, 3.<br /><br />20000M walk: Gurmit Singh (Jharkhand) 1::31:18.46, 1; Gurpreet Singh (Army) 1::33:47.10, 2; Ashok Kumar Patel (Chhattisgarh) 1::34:25.27, 3.<br />4x100M relay: Army 41.71 seconds, 1; Punjab 42.17, 2; Andhra Pradesh 42.65, 3.<br />Women: 100M hurdles: Anuradha Biswal (Orissa) 14.28 seconds, 1; Anchu Mamachan (Jharkhand) 14.35, 2; Tripti Das (Bengal) 16.83, 3.<br />3000M steeplechase: Sudha Singh (UP) 10:15.91 (National record. Old: 10:18.76, Sudha Singh, Jamshedpur, 2007), 1; Kiran Tiwari (MP) 10:22.93, 2; Priyanka Patel (UP) 10:23.04, 3.<br /><br />High jump: Kavya Muthanna (Karnataka) 1.70 metres, 1; Mallika Mondal (Bengal) 1.70, 2; KC Chandana (Karnataka) 1.70, 2. Javelin throw: Suman Devi (UP) 46.48 metres, 1; Tuleshwari Devi (Rajasthan) 44.84, 2; Rupinder Kaur (Punjab) 44.64, 3.<br />4x100M relay: Andhra Pradesh 47.33 seconds, 1; Orissa 47.75, 2; Bengal 48.70, 3.</p>
<p>Kavya was among the clutch of athletes who had switched allegiance to other states for better incentives. <br /><br />But the Karnataka government’s promise of more had lured a few back, Kavya being one of them.<br /><br />On Monday, the National champion prevailed in a three-way contest with Mallika Mondal of Bengal and another Karnataka jumper, KC Chandana. All the three cleared 1.70 metres but Kavya took the gold on a countback while Mallika and Chandana shared the silver medal.<br /><br />The day also witnessed the first National record of the meet. <br />Sudha Singh of Uttar Pradesh claimed the honours, winning the women’s 3000M steeplechase in 10:15.91. The old record of 10:18.76 was also set by Sudha, three years back at Jamshedpur.<br /><br />In the men’s 3000M steeplechase, Tamil Nadu’s R Ramachandran set a new meet record of 8:44.33 to clinch gold, more than a second ahead of Pritam Bind of ONGC.<br />Results: Men: 110M hurdles: Sandeep Parmar (Maharashtra) 14.34 seconds, 1; T Siddhant (Maharashtra) 14.41, 2; Amandeep Singh (Punjab) 14.61, 3.<br />Discus throw: Simranjit Singh (BSF) 52.97 metres, 1; Vikas Poonia (AFI) 51.83, 2; Amritpal Singh (Jharkhand) 51.09, 3.<br /><br />3000M steeplechase: R Ramachandran (TN) 8:44.33 (New Meet Record. Old: 8:51.77, Arun D’Souza) 1; Pritam Bind (ONGC) 8:45.44, 2; Elam Singh (Uttarakhand) 8:45.84, 3.<br /><br />20000M walk: Gurmit Singh (Jharkhand) 1::31:18.46, 1; Gurpreet Singh (Army) 1::33:47.10, 2; Ashok Kumar Patel (Chhattisgarh) 1::34:25.27, 3.<br />4x100M relay: Army 41.71 seconds, 1; Punjab 42.17, 2; Andhra Pradesh 42.65, 3.<br />Women: 100M hurdles: Anuradha Biswal (Orissa) 14.28 seconds, 1; Anchu Mamachan (Jharkhand) 14.35, 2; Tripti Das (Bengal) 16.83, 3.<br />3000M steeplechase: Sudha Singh (UP) 10:15.91 (National record. Old: 10:18.76, Sudha Singh, Jamshedpur, 2007), 1; Kiran Tiwari (MP) 10:22.93, 2; Priyanka Patel (UP) 10:23.04, 3.<br /><br />High jump: Kavya Muthanna (Karnataka) 1.70 metres, 1; Mallika Mondal (Bengal) 1.70, 2; KC Chandana (Karnataka) 1.70, 2. Javelin throw: Suman Devi (UP) 46.48 metres, 1; Tuleshwari Devi (Rajasthan) 44.84, 2; Rupinder Kaur (Punjab) 44.64, 3.<br />4x100M relay: Andhra Pradesh 47.33 seconds, 1; Orissa 47.75, 2; Bengal 48.70, 3.</p>
