Coimbatore Sports News
Javelin Throw:
P. Madhupriya of Erode threw the javelin to a distance of 32.45m for the gold in the girls’ section on the opening day of the two-day Promotion of Sports State-level inter-school athletic meet, organised by the Coimbatore wing of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, at the Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. S.D.B. Poorviha of Virudhunagar stopped the clock at 2:18.5s for the gold in the 800m.
The results:
Boys: 1500m: 1. V. Siva (Tiruchi) 4:14.2s, 2. S. Palaniappan (Sivagangai), 3. V. Velmurugan.
Shot put: 1. R. Deivasigamani (Cuddalore) 13.56m, 2. S.M. Diwahar Raju (Salem), 3. P. Ramanathan (Theni).
Girls: 800m: 1. S.D.B. Poorviha (Virudhunagar) 2:18.5s, 2. R. Pavithra (Tiruvannamalai), 3. P.S. Vinodhini (Erode). Javelin: 1. P. Madhupriya (Erode) 32.45m, 2. G. Srirevathy (Thiruvallur), 3. P. Punitha (Namakkal).
Inter-polytechnic Handball :
The IPAA Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry Coimbatore division inter-polytechnic collegiate handball tournament, organised by the Sri Ramakrishna Polytechnic College, will be held at its premises from December 15 to 17.
Ball Badminton Tournament:
The R.S. Puram Club will conduct its annual 16th N. Balasubramania Mudaliar Memorial two senior ball badminton fives tournament will be held at the Club courts from December 13 and 14. Roots and SRM Engineering College (from Chennai), Himalaya Sports Club (Tirupur), Soya Sakthi, Suresh fives, TRC, NBBC (from Coimbatore), KBBC (Komarapalayam), TBBC (Thiruvottiyur) and Devaram Fives (Salem) are the teams that have confirmed participation.
