CHANDIGARH, AUG 7 : Southern Railway lifted the men’s team championship for Saudi Arabia Cup with 112 points in the79th Railway Athletics Championships-2013 which concluded at the JN Stadium in New Delhi. Western Railways finished runners-up for N.W.R. Cup with 100 points.
Western Railways won the women’s team championship for R.S.Kripa Narain Memorial Cup by logging107 points. The runners-up Mahalaxmi Cup went to Southern Railways with 106 points.
Long jumper K Prem of ICF was declared the best male athlete and was awarded the Marshal Tito Gold Cup with 1145 points. Merlin K.Joseph of Western Railway emerged the best female athlete and received the RSPB Gold Cup with 1041 points.
Western Railway also won the best March Past Tropy (P.K.Mathur Cup).
Results: Men: 400m Hurdles: 1. Joseph Abraham (Southern Railway) 51.39, 2. Jithin Paul (Western Railway) 52.07, 3. Avin Thomas (Western Railway) 53.48. High Jump: 1. Nikhil Chittrasu (Southern Railway) 2.11m, 2. Yogar Raj (Southern Railway) 2.09m, 3. Kuwar Surjit Kr Singh ( CLW) 2.06m. 5000m: 1. Arvind Kumar (SouthEast-Central Rail) 14:37.89, 2. Sandip Kumar (Central
Railway) 14:40.07, 3. Soji Mathew (Western Railway) 14:50.80. Mens 200m: 1. Manikanda Arumugam (Southern Railway) 21.41, 2. Ritesh Anand (Central Railway) 22.02, 3. Neeraj Panwar (Northern Railway) 22.02. 1500m Dec run: 1. Raneeszh V.V. (Southern Railway) 4:49.27, 2. Dhaneesh Stephen (Central Railway 4:49.69, 3. Rambir Singh (North-Western Railway) 5:09.40. 800m: 1. Sajeeh Joseph (Southern Railway) 1:55.15 2. Vikash Lathiyan (East Coast
Railway) 1:56.04, 3. Vipul Rana (South-Eastern Railway) 1:57.14.
Women: 400m Hurdles: 1. Vijaya Lakshmi (Southwestern Railway) 1:03.95 2. Sonia K.A (Southern
Railway) 1:03.96, 3. Anita Nagareddy (Western Railway) 1:06.11. Discus Throw: 1. Krishna Poonia (North-Western Railway) 49.26m, 2. Parmila (Western Railway) 48.15m, 3. Santosh Kumari (Western Railway) 41.81m. Long Jump: 1. Prajusha M.A ( South Western Railway) 6.09m, 2. Susan K.Joy (Central Railway) 5.81m, 3. Neena V (Western Railway) 5.78m. 5000m: 1. L.Surya (Southern Railway 17:09.22 2. Preeja Sreedharan, Southern Railway) 17:10.32, 3. O.P.Jaisha (Eastern Railway) 17:11.32. 200m: 1. Asha Roy (Eastern Railway) 24.17, 2. Merlin K.Joseph (Western Railway) 24.57, 3. Chavi Sharawat ( Southern Railway) 24.67. 800m: 1. Sushma Devi (Central Railway) 2:08.33 2. Jhuma Khatun ., Eastern Railway 2:10.10, 3. Manisha Devi (Western Railway) 2:16.87.
Best March Past Trophy (P.K.Mathur Cup) Western Railway.
Best Male Athlete {Marshal Tito Gold Cup): Long jumper K.Prem Kumar {ICF}1145 Pts.
Best Female Athlete {RSPB Gold Cup): Merlin K.Joseph {WR}1041 Pts.
Women Team Championship (R.S.Kripa Narain Memorial Cup) Western Railway 107pts. Runners-up (Mahalaxmi Cup) Southern Railway 106 pts.
Men Team Championship {Saudi Arabia Cup): Southern Railway 112 pts. Runners-up (N.W.R. Cup): Western Railway 100 pts.