Thenjipalam മെഡ Surviving the lightning rain and wind, the medal rain of the Malayalee players on the last day of the Federation Cup Senior Meet. Six medals, including three gold, one silver and two bronze. The matches were resumed after being stopped for about an hour in the evening due to heavy rain and wind.
Eldos Paul, who won gold in the men’s triple jump meet record (16.99m), became the gold medalist of Malayalam yesterday. Eldos broke the meet record (16.85m – 2012 Patiala) set by Malayalee Ranjith Maheshwari 10 years ago. Olympian MP Jabir won gold in the men’s 400m hurdles while Anu Raghavan from Palakkad and R Athira from Ernakulam won gold and silver in the women’s event.
In the men’s 200m, V Mohammad Ajmal from Malappuram and Karthik Unnikrishnan from Palakkad won bronze in the triple jump. In the men’s 200m, Assam’s Amlan Borgohain set a national record (20.52 seconds). In 2018, he broke the record set by Malayalee player Mohammad Anas (20.63).
Rest for three months after surgery on right leg, after which Kovid. Another injury to his right ankle last week. But that did not stop MP Jabir in the men’s hurdles. Jabir won the gold by finishing in 50.35 seconds.
English Summary: Federation cup athletics: Kerala gold medals