Ahmedabad
Kerala, currently ranked second in the National Games, started collecting medals. First bronze, then silver, and finally two golds and one bronze. Five medals on the first day. Bronze Josna Christy Jose was the first in fencing. Soon after, AB Arun won silver in the triple jump pool. Abhijit Amalraj won the first gold medal in the roller skating track. Soon after, Vidyadas won the gold and introduced the double tune. S Vinish also got a bronze.
Gold Skating
Abhijit Amalraj won the gold medal in the men’s figure skating category. A native of Pathanamthitta, Abhijith has been a national champion for 11 years. International Junior Champion in 2019. S Biju is the coach.
Vidyadas won gold in the women’s skateboarding park. Vinesh won bronze in the men’s skateboarding park. Vineeth is Vidya’s coach and Vineesh hails from Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram.
Money in Athletics
In athletics, nine finals were held on the first day, but Kerala got only one silver. Arun won silver in triple jump with a distance of 16.08 metres. Navy star Arun won the medal in the final attempt to reach the diving pool at the IIT Gandhinagar campus.
Till then, Yadda, who was in the second position, surpassed Punjab’s Arpinder Singh (15.97m). He is a native of Kanjiramkulam, Thiruvananthapuram. Praveen Chitravel of Tamil Nadu won gold with a Games record (16.68m). Kerala players who participated in other events could not survive the intense heat in Gujarat. Angel P Devasya of Kerala cleared 1.74 meters to finish fifth in the women’s high jump. Gold medalist Swapna Burman jumped 1.83 meters and set a Games record. 1.82m was surpassed by Bobby Aloysius in 2001.
Kerala’s Rahul Baby qualifies for men’s 400m final. R Aarti had a poor start in the women’s. Kerala players who came to compete in 100 meters were also eliminated without seeing the final.
Bronze for Josna
Josna Kristi Joseph won bronze in fencing. In the saber category, Benik defeated Kuba of Tamil Nadu in the quarter-finals and entered the semi-finals, but failed to advance to the finals. Tamil Nadu Olympian Bhavanidevi defeated Josna in the semi-finals at the Mahatma Mandir Stadium in Gandhinagar. If you make it to the semi-finals, you get bronze. Alka V Sunny from Kerala lost to Abidevi from Manipur in the quarters.
Josna is a native of Meenangadi Vazhavata, Wayanad. Kannur District Superintendent of Police Office Clerk. The job is to win gold in the team event at the National Games 2015. He was also a member of the Indian team that won a bronze medal in the team event at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships.
Sreesankar will come down today
Finals will be held today in 12 events. M Sreesankar and Y Mohammad Anees will compete in the men’s long jump. Kerala team captain and Commonwealth silver medalist Sreesankar is Kerala’s firm hope for a medal. Maria Jayson, Divya Mohan and Reshma Ravindran will compete in the pole vault and the men’s and women’s team in the 4 x 100 relay. Fastest male and female athletes are also known today.
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