Events
Event
- Title:
- 76th All India Railway Athletics Championships 2011
- When:
- 09.02.2011 - 11.02.2011
- Where:
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - Chennai
- Category:
- Athletics
Description
Preeja steals show with meet record
Asian Games champion Preeja Sreedharan set a meet record en route to the women’s 10,000M gold on the opening day of the 76th All India Railway athletics championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday
Southern Railways’ Preeja timed 34:00.28, erasing her own mark of 34:19.6 set two years back.
Soji Matthew (Western) grabbed the corresponding men’s crown in a time of 30:08.99.
Another Asian Games champion, Joseph Abraham, won the 400M hurdles comfortably, timing 51.67 seconds.
Western Railways’ B G Nagaraj and South Central’s Sathi Geetha emerged champions in the 100M races. Nagaraj clocked 10.78 seconds for the men’s title while Geetha stopped the clock at 12.03 seconds for the women’s crown.
Commonwealth Games silver medallist MA Prajusha, representing South West, proved her prowess with a 12.64 metre jump to clinch the triple jump crown in the women’s category. Reshmi Bose (Southern) and Niksy Joseph (Central) grabbed the second and third places with jumps of 12.02 and 11.94 metres respectively.
Results: Men: 100M: B G Nagaraj (Western) 10.78 seconds, 1; Manikandan (South Central) 10.79, 2; Arunjith (Southern) 10.93, 3.
800M: Sajeesh Joseph (Southern) 1:54.35, 1; Satnam Singh (RCF) 1:54.38, 2; Rajeev R (Western) 1:54.95, 3.
10,000M: Soji Mathew (Western) 30:08.99, 1; Ajay Veer Singh (North Central) 30:12.90, 2; Ashwani Kumar (Western) 30:13.14, 3.
400M hurdles: Joseph Abraham (Southern) 51.67 seconds, 1; Avin Thomas (Western) 52.19, 2; Satinder Singh (Northern) 52.38, 3.
Triple jump: Amarjeet Singh (Northern) 16.00 metres, 1; Deepan Kumar (Southern) 15.98, 2; Ranjit Maheswari (Western) 15.20, 3.
Shot put: Sakti Singh (Central) 17.18 metres, 1; Sailendra Singh (North Eastern) 16.23, 2; Naveen Kumar (DMW, Patiala) 15.90, 3.
Women: 100M: S Geetha (South Central) 12.03 seconds, 1; Priyanka Panwar (Western) 12.12, 2; Arjuna Khatun (Eastern) 12.15, 3.
800M: O P Jaisha (Eastern) 2:12.32, 1; Sushma Devi (Central) 2:12.53, 2; Mohanal N C (Southern) 2:13.40, 3.
10,000M: Preeja Sreedharan (Southern) 34:00.28 (NMR. Old: 34:19.6) 1; Surya L (Southern) 35:26.72, 2; Lalita Babar (Central) 35:41.55, 3.
400M hurdles: Sonia K A (Southern) 1:01.19, 1; Shiji John (South West) 1:01.67, 2; Pooja Jakhar (Western) 1:02.12, 3.
Triple jump: M A Prajusha (South West) 12.64 metres, 1; Reshmi Bose (Southern) 12.02, 2; Niksy Joseph (Central) 11.94, 3.
Discus: Rinku Rani Sangwan (West Central) 47.13 metres, 1; Amanpreet Kaur (RCF) 46.16, 2; Pramila (Western) 45.45, 3.
Javelin throw: Saraswathy (Southern) 50.60 metres, 1; Mukesh Kumari (Western) 44.99, 2; Megha Pardesi (Western) 43.78, 3.
Poonia sets new mark in discus
| Vikas Poonia and Gurmeet Singh rewrote meet marks on the second day of the 76th All India Railway athletics championships at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Thursday. | |
| North Central’s Vikas achieved a distance of 55.34 metres in discus throw for the gold, erasing Shakti Singh’s 14-year-old mark of 55.30. Earlier, Gurmeet Singh of Northern Railway timed one hour 23 minutes 05.84 seconds en route to his 20km walk title. Gurmeet erased the old mark of 1::32:31.41 created by Ashok Patel in 2009. Western’s Soji Mathew had a memorable outing as he completed a grand double. Soji, who won the 10000M gold on Wednesday, clocked 14:35.22 to pocket the 5000M gold. Results: Men: 400M: Jithin Paul (Western) 47.82, 1; Bibin Mathew (Southern) 47.97, 2; Srijith P S (Southern) 48.31, 3. 1500M: Sajesh Joseph (Southern) 3:59.24, 1; Satnam Singh (Rail Coach Factory) 3:59.53, 2; Jagdeep Singh (North Central) 4:00.07, 3. 5000M: Soji Mathew (Western) 14:35.22, 1; Ajay Veer Singh (North Central) 14:37.89, 2; Ratiram Saini (Northern) 14:39.24, 3. 110M hurdles: Muthusamy (Southern) 14.85, 1; Hareesh K A (Western) 14.86, 2; Satinder Singh (Northern) 15.05, 3. Javelin throw: Sharath Raj (Southern) 69.28, 1; Anil Kumar (Western) 68.95, 2; Dharmendra (West Central) 68.78, 3. Discus throw: Vikas Poonia (North Central) 55.34, NMR (Old: 55.30, Shakti Singh, Northern, 1997) 1; Rashpal Singh Sohal (West Central) 50.13, 2; Sunil Kumar (Western) 50.11, 3. 4x100M relay: Western Railway (Hareesh K A, Jamaluddin, Trivikram Kamat, Nagraj B G) 42.09, 1; South Central Railway (Venugopal, Sivakumar, Srinivas, Manikandan) 42.56, 2; Southern Railway (Balamurugan, Muthusamy, Jali P I, Arunjith) 42.70, 3. 20km walk: Gurmeet Singh (Northern) 1::23:05.84, NMR (Old: 1::32:31.41, Ashok K R Patel, Secr, 2009) 1; Maniram Patel (Western) 1::25.57.93, 2. BMR; Ashok K Patel (South East Central) 1::31:20.97, 3. BMR. Women: 400M: Sini Jose (Southern) 54.54, 1; Sona V J (South Western) 56.41, 2; Soniya K A (Southern) 57.73, 3. 1500M: Jhuma Khatun (Eastern) 4:46.54, 1; Jaisha O P (Eastern) 4:47.25, 2; Priyanka Patel (Central) 4:47.74, 3. 100M hurdles: Anchu M M (Central) 14.38, 1; Sreema Priyadharshini (Southern) 14.46, 2; Karpuramala (Southern) 15.28, 3. Long jump: Susan K Joy (Central) 6.12, 1; Shalu Choudhary (Central) 5.92, 2; Reshmi Bose (Southern) 5.86, 3. Shot put: Udayalakshmi (South Central) 13.92, 1; Manpreet Kaur (DMW Patiala) 13.84, 2; Neelama (South Western) 13.76, 3. Pole vault: Tapasi N (Eastern) 3.30, 1; Remya R (Western) 3.20, 2; Madhusinidevi (Western) 3.20, 3. 4x100M: Western Railway (Manju P M, Merlyn J, Pooja J, Priyanka P) 47.75, 1; Southern Railway (Reshmi B, Sreema P, Priya PK, Sharda N) 47.78, 2; Eastern Railway (Renjitha Roy, Rakhi Paul, Arjuna Khatun, Asima Baig) 47.94, 3. |
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Venue
- Venue:
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - Website
- Street:
- Periyamedu area
- ZIP:
- 600003
- City:
- Chennai
- State:
- Tamil nadu
- Country:
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Description
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister, is situated at the Periyamedu area of Chennai, adjacent to Chennai Central Railway Station and Moore Market Complex and behind the Ribbon Building.
It has a seating capacity of 40,000.
It hosts Football (Soccer), and Athletic competitions.
The complex also houses a Multi Purpose Indoor Stadium with a seating capacity of 8000. The Indoor Stadium hosts Volleyball, Basketball,Table Tennis etc.
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium:
The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is a Chennai stadium and seats 40,000. It hosts football (soccer), and athletic competitions. The complex also houses a multi purpose indoor stadium with a seating capacity of 8000 which hosts volleyball, basket ball, table tennis etc. The stadium is named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is located 0.2 kilometre away from Sydenhams Road; 0.2 kilometre away from Vepery High Road; 0.3 kilometre away from Buckingham Canal; 0.4 kilometre away from Periyarevr Salai; 0.4 kilometre away from Voc Road - Waltax Road; Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is geographically located at latitude (13.0852 degrees) 13° 5' 6" North of the Equator and longitude (80.2719 degrees) 80° 16' 18" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Chennai.
The locations related to Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium are represented by the an airplane flight paths route between two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is located 0.3 kilometre from Ripon Building. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is located 0.3 kilometre from Moore Market. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is located 0.5 kilometre from Park Station. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is located 0.5 kilometre from Chennai Central Train Station. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is located 0.6 kilometre from Madras Central Prison.
Hotel Royal Regency 0.7km, Kings Hotel 2.7km, Breeze Hotel 2.9km, The Raintree Hotel 3.8km, NSK Students Home 4km, Taj Hotel 4.1km, Pachiappas College Hostels 4.4km, Park Sheraton Hotel 6.6km, are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Moore Market 0.3km, Metal Market 0.6km, Jewellery Market 0.8km, Medicine Market 0.9km, Rattan Bazaar 0.9km, China Bazaar 1.3km, Electronic Market 1.3km, Fruit Flower Market 1.3km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Fort St. George 1.4km, Old Army Barracks Buildings 1.8km, War Memorial 2km, Chennai Museum 2.1km, National Art Gallery 2.3km, Stadium Museum 2.7km, Music Academy 4.7km, Valluvar Kottam 4.8km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
College of Arts and Crafts 0.9km, St Matthias School, Vepery 1.3km, University of Madras 2.6km, Ethiraj College 2.9km, Kilpauk Medical College - KMC 3.3km, CMS Boys Home Chennai 3.7km, Our Ladys School, Chennai 3.8km, Seetha Kingston School 4.1km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
Nehru Park Running Track 2.5km, Chetpet Lake 3.5km, Congress Grounds 4.9km, Tower Park 6.4km, Panagal Park 6.5km, Otteri Nullah 6.9km, Guindy National Park 10.3km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
| Sl.No. |
Name of the Stadium | Seating capacity | Facilities available |
| 1. |
Jawaharlal Nehru stadium | 40,000 | Football Field - Grass ( International Standard) Athletic Track - 400 Mts. Eight lane synthetic Track . International standard Volleyball court - 3 Numbers. Flood lighting - for Football and Athletics. Electronic Score Board, Circuit TV, Lift facilities, Crowd Control system, A/C. Media hall and Conference hall. Public Address System, Photo finish room facilities, Physiotherapy hall and commentators room (AIR/TV) accommodation facilities. |
Rates to use the sports facilities in the stadium:
| Tournament organised by |
Level of competition | Rates without gate | Rates with gate |
| Football | District | Rs. 100/- per session for 2 matches | Rs. 200/- per session for 2 matches |
| Schools/Colleges /Clubs/Associations |
State Level | Rs. 300/- per session for 2 matches | Rs. 300/- per session for 2 matches |
| South Zone/National level competitions | Rs. 1,500/- per session for 2 matches |
Rs. 3,000/- per session for 2 matches | |
| Public Sector | Rs. 1,500/- per session for 2 matches |
Rs. 3,000/- per session for 2 matches | |
| Private Sector | Rs. 3,000/- per session for 2 matches |
Rs. 6,000/- per session for 2 matches | |
| CDFA/TNFA/Clubs |
Coaching camp/ selection trials | Rs. 100/- per day | |
| ATHLETICS | |||
| Athletics |
District /State /Universities | Rs.3,500/- per day with Equipments | |
| National Level |
Rs.5,000/- per day with Equipments | ||
| Public Sector | Rs.5,000/- per day with Equipments | ||
| Private Sector | Rs.7,500/- per day with Equipments | ||
| Selection Trials |
Rs.1,000/- Half day Rs. 1,500/- Full day |
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| Coaching Camp (Not more than 20 days) | Rs. 100/- per day | ||
| Athletic Training | Rs.25/-per month per sports person for training and Rs. 25/- for Identity card. | ||
| VOLLEYBALL | |||
| Volleyball | State Level | Rs. 500/- per day | |
| National | Rs.1,500/-per day |
Rs.1,500/- per day | |
| Coaching camp | Rs. 50/- per day |
Rs.3,000/- per day | |
| BOXING | |||
| Boxing | State Level | Rs.2,500/- per day | |
| National | Rs.5,000/- per day |
Rs.5,000/- per day | |
| BOXING RING |
Rs.2,000/- per day | Rs.10,000/- per day | |
| WEIGHT TRAINING MEMBERSHIP | |||
| Weight-Training Membership |
Sports persons |
Rs.100/- per month Rs. 1,000/- annual |
Rs.10,000/- refundable advance |
| Non-Sports persons National (Barbell Set) |
Rs.300/- per month Rs.3,000/- per month |
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| National (Barbell Set) | Rs. 500/- per set for 4 days | ||
Rates to use the other facilities in the stadium:
| Facilities available |
Tariff rates |
| Conference Room | Rs. 2,500/- Half-day Rs. 4,000/- Full day |
| Media Hall (including AC/PA system) | Rs. 3,000/- Half-day Rs. 5,000/- Full-day |
| Hall in ground floor | Rs. 1,500/- per day |
| Anna Institute for conducting classes |
Rs. 1,000/- per day |
| Flood lighting |
Rs. 5,000/- per hour |
| Score Board | Rs. 1,500/- per day for football tournament Rs. 2,000/- per day for Athletics Rs. 500/- per minute for commercial display |
| PA System | Rs. 200/- per day for Football Rs. 1,000/- per day for Athletics |
| ACCOMMODATION | |
| Guest Room | Rs. 50/- per bed per day Rs. 15/- per bed per day(For Sports persons) |
| Dormitories | Rs. 25/- per bed per day (for others) Rs. 10/- per day per head ( for sports persons) |
| Unfurnished Accommodation |
Rs. 5/- per Sq feet |
| Display of Banners/Boards |
Rs. 200/- per day (13.5 X 11.5 feet) |
| Shops/Stall |
Rs. 200/ - per day (Media hall Kitchen) |
| Facilities/Kitchen |
Rs. 100/- per day( Temporary Kitchen) |
