Karnataka will be fielding a strong team, featuring the likes of quartermilers M R Poovamma and Ashwini Akkunji, in the National Inter-State athletics meetin Lucknow next month.
The team will also feature sprinter H M Jyothi, and high jumper Sahana Kumari.
The squad: Men: 100M: Sanjay V, Sonith Menden. 200M: Sajjin V, Sanjay V. 400M: Sachin JP, Sajjin V, Jayaprakash Shetty. 800M: Ranjan Kariappa. 1500M: Ranjan Kariappa, Girish Ramachandran. 110M hurdles: MK Sumanth, Srikanth Madyastha. 400M hurdles: Jagadish, Prashanth Kumar. High jump: Harshith S, Chetan B, Suprith Raj. Pole vault: P Balakrishna. Long jump: Arshad, Rositto Sax. Triple jump: Karthik. 4x400M relay: Sajjin, Sachin, Jayaprakash Shetty, Jagadish, Prashanth Kumar (reserve).
Women: 100M: Jyothi HM. 200M: Jyothi HM, Poovamma MR. 400M: Poovamma MR, Ashwini Akkunji, Vijayakumari. 800M: Sini A Markose, Mahalakshmi. 1500M: Sini A Markose. 100M hurdles: Meghana Shetty, Pragna Prakash. 400M hurdles: Arpitha. High jump: Sahana Kumari. Long jump: Aishwarya GM, Pragna Prakash. Triple jump: Joyline M Lobo. Heptathlon: Sahana Kumari, Varsha Shivashankar. 4x400M relay: Poovamma MR, Ashwini Akkunji, Vijayakumari, Arpitha, Sini A Markose. Coach: BP Aiyappa; Manager: Lakshmana M.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> Sports / DHNS – Bangalore, May 13th, 2014
