Dehradun, May 5:Maharana Pratap Sports College launched their campaign in the Uttarakhand Sports For All Championship 2022 with a bang, with Adarsh Yadav clinching the gold medal in the Boys’ U-16 2000m and Priyanshu K in Boys’ U-18 1500m at the Maharana Pratap Sports College’s Athletics track here on Thursday. After a nail-biting tussle in the Boys’ 2000m Under-16 race, Adarsh Yadav came out on top, beating his schoolmate Abhishek Kumar by a whisker, with a difference of only .10 seconds between their timings.
While the top two runners clocked 6:02.26 and 6:02.36 respectively, Priyanshu Bhatt of Agape Mission School clocked 8:22.83 to secure the third place. Maharana Pratap Sports College made a clean sweep in the Boys’ 1500m Under-18 run, led by Priyanshu K., who clocked 4:14.57 to take home the gold. His schoolmates, silver medal winner Sourab Kumar and bronze medal winner Mayank Rathour, finished the race in 4:15.95 and 4:21.84 secs, respectively.
The Maharana Pratap Sports College was buzzing with excitement on the opening day of the Sports For All Championship 2022, with hundreds of students, parents, teachers and coaches witnessing the unique multi-sports bonanza, a first for the city. Off the running track, underdog Debadrita Paul of Patanjali Gurukulam, Haridwar secured first place by registering a commendable distance of 8.32m in the Boys’ Under-14 Shot Put event. He was joined on the podium by Maharana Pratap Sports College boys Hitesh Gariya and Akansh Kumar, securing silver and bronze medals with the respective distances of 8.10m and 7.30m.
In the Boys’ Under-16 shot put, Arjun Rautela of Maharana Pratap Sports College clinched the top spot by registering an impressive throw of 9.01m. Arpit Chaudhary of Birla Open Minds Pre-School took home the silver medal with 8.18m and Anmol Pandey of Maharana Pratap Sports College settled for the bronze medal with 8.15m. Among the female participants, Bhawna Negi of Him Jyoti School secured first place in the Girls’ Under-14 Long Jump by scaling 3.65 m. Divyanshi Negi of Vantage Hall Girls’ Residential School secured second place with a leap of 3.63m and Palak Panwar of Him Jyoti School settled for the bronze by registering a distance of 3.62m.
Under-16 Boys 2000m Adarsh Yadav (Maharana Pratap Sports College) 6:02.26,Abhishek Kumar (Maharana Pratap Sport0s College) 6:02.36,Priyanshu Bhatt (Agape Mission School ) 8:22.83.Under-18 Boys 1500m Priyanshu K. ( Maharana Pratap Sports College) 4:14.57,Sourab Kumar ( Maharana Pratap Sports College) 4:15.95,Mayank Rathour ( Maharana Pratap Sports College) 4:21.84.Under-14 Boys Shot Put Debadrita Paul (Patanjali Gurukulam) 8.32m,Hitesh Gariya (Maharana Pratap Sports College) 8.10m,Akansh Kumar (Maharana Pratap Sports College) 7.30m.
Under-16 Boys Shot Put Arjun Rautela (Maharana Pratap Sports College) 9.01m,Arpit Choudhary (Birla Open Minds Pre-School) 8.18m, Anmol Pandey (Maharana Pratap Sports College) 8.15m.Under-16 Boys Long Jump.Vikrant Kumar (Maharana Pratap Sports College) 5.15m.Chandan Roy (Patanjali Gurukulam) 4.01m,Sumit Joshi (Agape Mission School ) 3.98m.Lastly U-14 Girls’ Long Jump Bhawna Negi (Him Jyoti School) 3.65m,Divyanshi Negi (Vantage Hall Girls’ Residential School) 3.63m and Palak Panwar (Him Jyoti School) 3.62m. The athletics extravaganza will continue on Friday at the Maharana Pratap Sports College with Javelin, High Jump, relay and many more sports scheduled.
