53rd National Senior Inter-State Championships - 2013
4th June, 2013 @ Chennai
Achievement - Gold Medal with a New Meet Record
Khyati Sharad Vakharia, representing Karnataka, won a Gold medal in the Pole Vault by setting a 'New Meet Record' of 4 meters. Scaling a height of 4 meters consistently for the second time this year.
Articles in News Papers and Web-sites
Vakharia sets new meet record
Link: http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/vakharia-sets-new-meet-record/article4782867.ece From: The Hindu News Paper Karnataka’s Khyathi Vakharia overcame National record-holder V.S. Surekha in the pole vault event with a new meet record (4m) on the opening day of the National inter-State athletics meet on Tuesday. When she cleared 4m on her first attempt, she erased Surekha’s meet record (3.95) created in 2009. Khyathi sets meet record in pole vault Link: http://www.indianathletics.in/ From: The Athletic Fedaration of India WebSite Vaulting doctor Khyathi Vakharia avenged her defeat to Sureka Renjith (Tamil Nadu) in the women’s pole vault. The young vaulter from Karnataka had an added joy as she eclipsed the meet record held by Sureka by scaling to 4m. Sureka (3.90) and Kerala girl K.C. Dija (3.60) filled the next places on the podium. Khyathi sets lone meet record Link: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/336631/khyathi-sets-lone-meet-record.html From: Deccan Herald News Paper (PDF Link) Karnataka’s Khyathi Vakharia claimed the lone meet record to fall on the opening day of the National Inter-State Athletics Championships, triumphing in the women’s pole vault at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Tuesday. Khyathi cleared 4.00 metres to erase V S Surekha’s mark of 3.95 metres set four years ago. Tamil Nadu’s Surekha, who holds the national mark at 4.08 metres, settled for the silver at 3.90 metres. Khyathi Sets New Meet Record In Women’s Pole Vault On Day 1 Of Natl Inter-State Athletics Link: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQ0gvMjAxMy8wNi8wNSNBcjAyMjAw From: Times OF India - Chennai Edition (PDF Link) Khyathi Vakharia set the lone new meet record in women’s pole vault in the National inter-State athletics at the Nehru Stadium. A medico, Khyathi pushed national record holder VS Surekha to second in an intriguing battle even as some dreams were broken and some others made on day one of the four-day meet on Tuesday. Khyathi bags gold Link: http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JQkcvMjAxMy8wNi8wNSNBcjAyMjAy From: Times OF India - Bangalore Edition (PDF Link) Khyathi Vakharia set a lone new meet recordin women’s pole vaultin the National inter-State athletics at the Nehru Stadium. A medico, Khyathi pushed national record holder VS Surekha tosecondin an intriguing battle even as some dreams were broken and some others made on day one of thefour-day meeton Tuesday. Khyathi broke the meet record with a giant leap of 4.00m Link: http://newindianexpress.com/sport/Poonia-Jaisha-win-gold-Preeja-finishes-second/2013/06/05/article1620469.ece From: Indian Express News Paper The highlight of the day came from Karnataka’s pole vaulter, Khyathi who broke the meet record with a giant leap of 4.00m. Khyathi Vakharia of upstaged national record holder Link: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130605/sports-other-sports/article/aniruddh-emerges-fastest From: Deccan Chronicle News paper Khyathi Vakharia of Karnataka upstaged national record holder V.S. Sureka to pocket the pole vault gold. The winner rewrote the meet record of 3.95m, standing in the name of Sureka, by clearing four metres flat. |
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