Service Sports Control Board (SSCB) runners Hukum and Ishwar Verma completed the 1-2 in the men’s 10km event at the 59th National Cross Country Championships, held at the Army’s Golf Course while Ankita claimed the women’s title.
SSCB won the men’s event while the Railways Sports Promotion Board (PSPB) claimed the women’s title.
The dominant SSCB performance was made possible by Pramod Singh (4th) and Ravi Dass (5th), Uttam Chand (6th), and Darshan (10th), who finished in the top 10 spots.
Uttar Pradesh and the Police Sports Control Board clinched second and third spots respectively.
Uttar Pradesh, the home team, dominated the U20 men’s race, clinching the men’s and team event. Maharashtra won the women’s U20 group team trophy.
59th National Cross Country Championships Results:
Men’s 10km (Individual): Hukam (SSCB) 29:43.46, Ishwar Verma (SSCB) 29:43.89, Bhavishya (Railways): 29:43.98.
Men’s 10km (Team): SSCB 12 points, Railways 35 points, Rajasthan 57 points.
Women’s 10km (Individual): Ankita (Railways) 34:45.16, Jyoti (Haryana) 34:46.85, Shraddha Kathiriya (Railways) 34:49.07.
Women’s 10km (Team): Railways 17 points, Uttar Pradesh 40 points, Police Sports Control Board 42 points.
U20 Men’s 8km (Individual): Jainu Kumar (Uttar Pradesh) 24:13.34, Vikesh Dagur (Uttar Pradesh) 24:16.72, Ravi Yadav (Chandigarh) 24:16.73.
U20 Men’s 8km (Team): Uttar Pradesh 13 points, Madhya Pradesh 48 points, Maharashtra 56 points.
U20 Women’s 6km (Individual): Kajal (Haryana) 20:57.59, Sunita Devi (Uttar Pradesh) 20:59.27, Ankitaben Gavit (Gujarat) 21:37.92.
U20 Women’s 6km (Team): Maharashtra 27 points, Uttar Pradesh 53 points, Karnataka 72 points.
U18 Boys’ 6km: Rohit Binnar (Maharashtra) 17:59.56, Sanjeev (Jharkhand) 18:01.07, Abinandan Suryavanshi (Maharashtra) 18:03.15.
U18 Girls’ 4km: Pranali Mandale (Maharashtra) 14:09.29, Janhavi Hirudkar (Maharashtra) 14:12.32, Anshu (Uttar Pradesh) 14:17.80.
U16 Girls 2km: Manjot (Punjab) 6:43.35, Mahee Rathaur (Delhi) 6:51.07, Arya Kalel (Maharashtra) 6:56.13.
U16 Boys’ 2km: Chhotku Sen (Uttar Pradesh) 5:48.27, Sachin Rawat (Madhya Pradesh) 5:50.84, Dakshveer Singh (Rajasthan) 5:51.35.(Agency)