Nagaland women’s 10km team Tsuchoi T, Peiheiteile Esalung, H Wannya and Niansai T receive the bronze medal of the 56th National Cross Country Championships from Chief Minister Neiphio Rio at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on March 26. (Morung Photo)
Tsuchoi T, Peiheiteile Esalung, H Wannya and Niansai T claim bronze medal
Our Correspondent
Kohima | March 26
Host Nagaland featured in the medal tally of the 56th National Cross Country Championships (NCCC) 2022, courtesy of its female athletes, at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on March 26.
Tsuchoi T, Peiheiteile Esalung, H Wannya and Niansai T representing Nagaland bagged the third position in the women’s 10km category and secured the bronze medal.
Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) represented by Varsha Devi, Manju Yadav, Preenu Yadav and Munni Devi won goled while Himachal Pradesh, represented by Manjula Kumari, Gargi Sharma, Jyoti Bala and Ganga stood second position.
Besides, in the North-East States category, Tsuchoi came first in the women’s 10 km category while Kughaho got the third position in 8 km boys under-20.
In girl’s 6 km Under-20 event, Songmo P and Vesatseilu Khesoh secured first and second position respectively while in the 6 km Boys-U 18, ThejangulieSote and Keneingutuo Rame got the second and third position respectively. In girl’s 4 km event Nirmala won the second position while Jemie Y got the third position in the 2 km Girls-U16 event.
Men’s 10 Km, other results
In National Championships under 10 km (Men), Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) represented by Dashan Singh, Dipak Suhaug, Deepak Singh Rawat and Rajendra Nath secured 1st position while Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) represented by Narendra Pratap Singh, Dinesh, Virendra Kumar Pal and Harshad Mhatre bagged 2nd position.
Uttarkhand represented by Nand Singh Rawat, Pramod Singh, Manoj Singh Kotliya and Rahul Singh Bora were third.
In 8 km (Boy’s -U20) event, Uttar Pradesh bagged the championship title through Akash Patel, Pankaj Kumar, Love Chaudhury and Vinit Rathi.
Delhi, represented by Prashant Choudhary, Pritam Kumar, Vipin and Hritik Balyan came second while Maharashtra, represented by Indrajeet Ashok Farakate, Ankit Kumar, Abhishek Kamanna Devkate and Karan Gahandule bagged third place.
In girl’s 6 km (U20), Maharashtra, represented by Vishakha Sanjay Salunke, Shivani Kulkarni, Pallavi Chandrakant Jagada and Bhagyashree Bhaskar Bhand, bagged the gold, while Haryana’s Varsha, Madhu, Jyoti and Somya won the silver.
Rajasthan through Namta Choudhury, Latika Talwar, Anushka Choudhary and Rajkumar Garasiya bagged the bronze.
NCCC: Individuals’ Results
Men’s 10 km Run
1st: Darsha Singh (Services)
2nd: Dipak Suhaug (Services)
3rd: Rajendra Nath (Services)
Women’s 10 km Run
1st: Varsha Devi (Railways)
2nd: Manju Yadav (Railways)
3rd: Preenu Yadav (Railways)
Boys 2 km Under -16
1st: Aman Kumar (Haryana)
2nd: Priyanshu (Uttarkhand)
3rd: Harish Mullu (Andhra Pradesh)
Girls 2 km under -16
1st: Basanti Kumari (Tamil Nadu)
2nd: Pranathi (Karnataka)
3rd: Heena (Haryana)
Boys 6 km Under -18
1st: Ritik Sharma (Jammu & Kashmir)
2nd: Walter Kandulna (Tamil Nadu)
3rd: Sujit Tikode (Maharashtra)
Girls 4 km under -18
1st: Aakancha Kerketta (Tamil Nadu)
2nd: Sonam (Delhi)
3rd: Ruhi Bohra (Delhi)
Men’s 8 km under -20
1st: Akash Patel (Uttar Pradesh)
2nd: Prashant Choudhary (Delhi)
3rd: Pankaj Kumar (Uttar Pradesh)
Women’s 6 km under -20
1st: Asha Kiran Barla (Jharkhand)
2nd: Drashti Bendra Vinbhaichau (Gujarat)
3rd: Maya Kumari (Uttarkhand)
