Railways continue to dominate

Services team finished second in 40.87 seconds and the third place went to Jharkhand with a time of 41.98 seconds.

The Railway athletes also dominated most of the other events held today, with Krishan Punia upstaging her rivals to win the women8217;s discus throw event with a distance of 60.10m which was her career best. While Harwant Kuar representing Punjab was second with a throw of 54.35m came second and the much fancied Seema Antil was placed third with a mark of 54.20m.

They also had a clean sweep in the men8217;s javelin throw event with Gajender Kumar claiming the title with a distance of 75.06m. Anil Kumar and Om Naryan were second and third respectively with a throw of 73.96m and 71.88m.

Monisha Dey led the Railways domination in the women8217;s triple jump event by winning all the three medals at stake. Monisha jumped 13.33m while her teammates Salamma Antony with 12.70m and Kalpana Das 12.60m came second and third respectively.