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    "excerpt": "National Senior Athletics Federation Competition: Madhya Pradesh\u2019s 25-year-old shot putter Samardeep Singh Gill outclassed seasoned Punjab thrower Tajinderpal Singh Toor to clinch gold in the men\u2019s shot put event and secure qualification for the Commonwealth Games on the final day of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition at Birsa Munda Stadium on Monday.",
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    "editor1": "National Senior Athletics Federation Competition: Madhya Pradesh\u2019s 25-year-old shot putter Samardeep Singh Gill outclassed seasoned Punjab thrower Tajinderpal Singh Toor to clinch gold in the men\u2019s shot put event and secure qualification for the Commonwealth Games on the final day of the 29th National Senior Athletics Federation Competition at Birsa Munda Stadium on Monday.<p>Two-time Asian Games champion Toor opened strongly with a throw of 20.07m, but Gill produced the decisive effort in his fourth attempt, registering 20.46m to move ahead and eventually seal the gold medal. Toor failed to recover the lead, managing 20.06m in his final attempt. Punjab\u2019s Karanveer Singh finished third with 19.38m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Gill also breached the Commonwealth Games qualification mark of 20.36m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the men\u2019s 400m hurdles, Karnataka\u2019s Yashas P and NCOE Trivandrum athlete Santhosh Kumar T also booked Commonwealth Games berths after clocking below the qualification standard of 50.27 seconds. Yashas won gold in 49.00 seconds, while Santhosh Kumar finished a close second in 49.06 seconds. Navy\u2019s Subhas Das took bronze with 50.51 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The men\u2019s javelin title went to Maharashtra\u2019s promising thrower Shivam Lohakare, who registered a best throw of 81.71m. Rajasthan\u2019s Yashvir Singh claimed silver with 80.80m, while Railway Sports\u2019 Rohit Yadav secured bronze with 80.40m. However, none of the competitors crossed the CWG qualification mark of 82.61m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Odisha sprinter Animesh Kujur narrowly missed the Commonwealth Games qualification time in the men\u2019s 200m, clocking 20.64 seconds against the required 20.61 seconds. Kerala\u2019s Jishu Prasad finished second in 20.98 seconds, while Reliance athlete Abhay Singh came third in 21.01 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the men\u2019s 5,000m race, Karnataka\u2019s Shivaji Parashuram won gold in 14:14.43 seconds ahead of Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Vinod Singh, who clocked 14:15.50 seconds, and Uttarakhand\u2019s Deepak Bhatt, who finished third in 14:17.72 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the men\u2019s 800m event, Haryana\u2019s Krishan Kumar won gold in 1:47.68 seconds, followed by Maharashtra\u2019s Prathamesh A in 1:47.97 seconds and Satyajeet S in 1:48.40 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The men\u2019s triple jump saw JSW athlete Praveen Chithravel emerge victorious with a leap of 17.08m, surpassing the Commonwealth Games qualification mark of 16.89m. Air Force jumper Abdulla Aboockar finished second with 16.63m, while Tamil Nadu\u2019s Gailey Venister claimed bronze with 16.37m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the women\u2019s section, Himachal Pradesh sprinter Kusum Thakur won the 200m title in 23.94 seconds. Haryana\u2019s Tamana finished second in 24.06 seconds, narrowly ahead of Maharashtra\u2019s Sudeshna H, who clocked 24.07 seconds.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Reliance athlete Seema clinched gold in the women\u2019s 5,000m with a time of 16:04.83. Maharashtra\u2019s Ravina Gayakwad took silver in 16:46.21, while IOCL\u2019s Sonam Parmar finished third in 16:48.11<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tamil Nadu\u2019s Vithya Ramraj won the women\u2019s 400m hurdles in 56.61 seconds, ahead of NCOE Bengaluru\u2019s Sinchal Kaveramma T (57.77 seconds) and Maharashtra\u2019s Shravani Sachin (59.73 seconds).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>In the women\u2019s high jump, Uttar Pradesh athlete Khyati Mathur secured gold with a clearance of 1.82m. Railway Sports\u2019 Manshi won silver with 1.80m, while JSW\u2019s Abhinaya S Shetty took bronze with 1.73m.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Tamil Nadu\u2019s Vithya Ramraj won the women\u2019s 400m hurdles in 56.61 seconds, ahead of NCOE Bengaluru\u2019s Sinchal Kaveramma T (57.77 seconds) and Maharashtra\u2019s Shravani Sachin (59.73 seconds).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5><b>Also Read: <\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/live-cricket-score\">Live Cricket Score<\/a><\/h5><p>In the women\u2019s 800m, JSW\u2019s Pooja won gold in 2:02.42, followed by IOCL runner Huidrom B in 2:05.56 and teammate Thota Sankeertana in 2:05.74.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h5>Article Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/ians.in\/english-wire\/sports\/1\" rel=\"nofollow\">IANS<\/a><\/h5>",
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