Rajendra, Puja claim 100-m sprint golds

Patna, October 31, 2009:
Rajendra Paswan raced to glory in the 100 metres boys’ sprint events of the BD College annual sports meet at the Sanjay Gandhi Stadium here on Friday. Puja Kumari won the girls’ 100-m gold medal.

Earlier, Dr Satyendra Prasad Singh inaugurated the meet.

Results (girls): 100 m race: Pooja Kumari (first); Shruti Kumari (II), Sunita Kumari (III). 200 m race: Jyoti Kumari (first), Puja Kumari (II), Shruti Kumari (III). Spoon race: Laxmi Kumari (first). Needle and thread race: Laxmi Kumari (first).

Boys: 100 m race: Rajendra Paswan (first), Raksh Kumar (II), Sunny Kumar (III)200 m race: Lalit Kumar (first), Rakesh Kumar (II) and Arvinda Kumar (III).
High jump: Rahul Kumar (first). Long jump: Rahul Kumar (first). Shot put: Rahul Kumar (first). Discus throw: Rahul Kumar (first). Javelin throw: Sunny Kumar. 1,500 m race:Gopal Kumar (first).

Photo caption: Medal winners of BD College annual sports meet pose for a group photograph in Patna on October 30, 2009.
Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui