Abraham sets national mark

Joseph Abraham, CRPF8217;s top male athlete, broke his own record of 50.22 seconds in the 400m hurdles, clocking 50.04 sec to finish with the gold. In the women8217;s section, Preeja Sridharan of Kerala, chosen the best female athlete of the championship, earned the gold in the 10,000m event, recording a national record of 33:19.71 sec. P Muthuswamy of Tamil Nadu set a new national record in the 200m round, clocking 21.70 sec to break Anil Kumar8217;s previous national record of 20.73 sec.

The Bengal women won the overall team championship, while Army won the team championship in the men8217;s section.

Other gold winners

Men: 10,000m: Surender Singh Army 28:57.90sec NMR; Decathelon: PJ Vinod Kerala 7004; 1500m: C Hamza Army 3:41.12 sec NMR; 4x400m relay: Army 3:13.77 sec; Triple Jump: Ranjith Maheswary Kerala 16.72m NMR; 200m: P Muthuwamy TN 21.70sec NR; Discuss: Harpreet Singh ONGC 52.11m; 400m Hurdles: Joseph Abhraham CRPF 50.04sec NR.

Women: 10,000m: Preeja Sreedharan Kerala 33:19.71 NR; High Jump: Hari Shankar Roy Bengal 2.21m NMR; 400m hurdles: Harani Chadrashekhar Karnataka 1:00.31sec; 1500m: Sinimol Paulose Jharkhand 4:11.66 sec; 200m: Rajinder Kaur PP 25.11sec.