Kailash Nath pools third

Imphal, Feb 18: Delhi policeman Kailash Nath struck his third gold at the pool by winning the 1500m freestyle to push his state's haul to...

Imphal, Feb 18: Delhi policeman Kailash Nath struck his third gold at the pool by winning the 1500m freestyle to push his state’s haul to five today. Maharashtra got the first diving gold when Bhausahad P Dighe scored 444.80 points in the high board events.

Results

Men: 1500m freestyle: Kailash Nath (Delhi) 17:31.83; Amar Muredharan (Mah) 18:31.83; Shireesh Reddy (Kar) 18:32.42; 50m breast-stroke: Sebastian Xavier (Ker) 31.53s; Deepak Singh (Del) 31.82s; Kehar Singh (Del) 32.15s; Women: 800m freestyle: K Chitra (Kar) 10:14.10; Avani Sawant (Mah) 10:20.31; V Remya 10:21.28; 50m breast-stroke: Sumy Cyriac (Ker) 39.79s; Biji Verghese 39.93s; Shi Yen Shu (Mah) 40.20s.

State bags judo team title

Chandigarh got its first gold, when Babita Negi floored Nutan Devi of Himachal Pradesh in judo. The women’s team title went to Maharashtra after they defeated Tamil Nadu. Results: Men 57 kg: Arvind (Hary); Akram Shah (UP); Binit Singh (Manipur) & Jotinder Handa (Pun); 66 kg: Prashant Verma (Chand);Tilak Thapa (Mah); Pankaj Sharma (Pun) & Jagbir Singh (Hary); Women 48 kg: Sapna (Delhi); Silpotali (Mah); Rashmi (Chand) & Nimrata (Pun);53 kg: Brojeswari Devi (Manipur); Anshu Dalal (UP); Anjali Deokar (Mah) & Anuradha (Haryana); 57 kg: Sangeeta Sharma (MP); Sapam Sana Chanu (Manipur);Gita Kanaji (Raj) & Jotinder Kaur (Punjab).

Delhi grab three at the range

Jaspal Rana’s brilliant performance landed Delhi the team gold by a long way as they swept three of the four gold at the range today. Rana, Samresh Jung and Vivek Singh claimed the team title totalling 1728 points. Results: Men rifle prone: K Shankar (MP) 686.5; MT Sutar (MP) 686.4; Hanumana Ram (Rajasthan) 682.4; Women Air pistol: Shilpi Singh (Delhi) 470.9; Sonika Mamon (Delhi) 461.0; Baljit Kaur (Ser) 463.7 points.

Malleswari’s sister lifts AP

Woman lifter K Krishna Kumari maintained her family tradition by landing Andhra Pradesh their third gold of the Games to add to the double in team badminton. The younger sister ofrenowned lifter and former world champion Karnam Malleswari claimed the 59 kg class title (80 kg snatch + 105 kg clean and jerk) to break Manipur’s stranglehold in the women’s event.

Results: Men 56 kg: T Murthu (TN) 112.5+137.5250l; TM Sundareswaran (Mah) 107.5+135242.5; D Wilson (Ser) 102.5+ 132.5235; Women 53 kg: W Nandini Devi (Manipur) 85+107.5192.5; Prasmita Mangra (Orissa) 75+95170; Anita Kumari (Kar) 70+95165.