Question:57th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships of Indian Athletics Federation was held at…
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Kerala
(d) Punjab
Answer- (a)
Related facts:
57th National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championship of Indian Athletics Federation concluded from July 15th-18th, 2017atAcharya Nagarjuna University ground, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
• Kerala emerged champions with 159 points followed by Tamil Nadu (110) and Haryana (101) third.
• Haryana (79 points) won the title of championship in men’s category while Kerala won the title of championship in women’s category with 105 points.
• The host Andhra Pradesh remained overall in the 9th position (7th in the men’s and 13th in the women’s).
• Punjab’s Davinder Singh Kang (Javelin Throw) was declared the top athlete among men with 1127 points.
• Kerala’s Anu R. (400m Hurdles in 57.21 seconds) finished the championships as the best woman athlete with 1105 points.
The main results of the championship are:
Events | Men’s Winner | Women’s winner |
100 meters race | Elakkiyadasan, Tamilnadu | Merlin Joseph, Kerala |
200 meters race | Amiya Kumar Mallick, Odisha | Srabani Nanda, Odisha |
400 meters race | Amoj Jacob, Delhi | Anilda Thomas, Kerala |
Triple jump | Arpinder Singh, Haryana | Sheena NV, Kerala |
Discus Throw | DharmarajYadav, U.P. | Himani Singh, U.P. |
Hammer Throw | Bhupinder Singh, U.P. | Sarita R. Singh, U.P. |
Shot Put | Tejinder Singh Toor, Punjab | Manpreet Kaur, Haryana |
- Siddhanth Thingalaya from Maharastra created a new meet record to win the men’s 110m hurdles in 13.76s.
Reference:
http://indianathletics.in/results-57th-national-inter-state-senior-athletics-championships-2017
http://indianathletics.in/sites/default/files/only_finals.pdf
http://indianathletics.in/sites/default/files/championships_%26_bestAthlete.pdf
http://indianathletics.in/sites/default/files/Detailed_all_day_result.pdf
http://indianathletics.in/sites/default/files/scoring%20points.pdf