The 22nd Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory Athletics Championship 2024 commenced today at the Synthetic Athletics Track of Jammu University. The event is organized by the J&K Amateur Athletics Association, under the auspices of the Athletics Federation of India, and in collaboration with Jammu University and the Department of Youth Services and Sports. The championship is sponsored by the J&K Sports Council.
The opening ceremony featured prominent sports figures, including Prof. (Dr.) Ashutosh Sharma, President of the J&K Olympic Association and Patron-in-Chief of the J&K Amateur Athletics Association. Prof. Sharma praised the organization of the event and noted the impressive participation of over 1,400 athletes from all 20 districts of the Union Territory. He commended the use of modern technologies, such as the Electronic Photo Finish System and Electronic Distance Measurement (EDM) devices, for precise timing and measurement.
Day 1 Results:
Boys Under-20 (5000M Run):
1st: Vishav Singh Bhau (Jammu) – 18:14.45
2nd: Hashim Riyaz (Ganderbal) – 18:33.52
3rd: Vishal Kumar (Jammu) – 18:49.94
Open Men (5000M Run):
1st: Ritik Sharma (Kathua) – 16:25.77
2nd: Gulbadan Himmatyar (Ganderbal) – 16:32.65
3rd: Brij Bhushan (Kathua) – 16:33.68
Open Men (800M Run):
1st: Sourab Choudhary (Jammu) – 2:02.30
2nd: Barkat Ali Wani (Srinagar) – 2:02.64
3rd: Balvinder Singh (Jammu) – 2:02.89
Boys Under-20 (800M Run):
1st: Mukendan Motan (Jammu) – 2:13.15
2nd: Ankush Kumar (Kathua) – 2:13.43
3rd: Anshul Sharma (Udhampur) – 2:13.56
Girls Under-20 (5000M Run):
1st: Anjali Rajput (Reasi) – 3:02.66
2nd: Sapna Devi (Udhampur) – 3:37.24
Boys Under-16 (800M Run):
1st: Aryan (Reasi) – 2:18.11
2nd: Anshman (Jammu) – 2:18.89
3rd: Shah Ali Mir (Jammu) – 2:21.49
Boys Under-14 (600M Run):
1st: Zakir Manzoor (Baramulla) – 1:38.80
2nd: Mohd. Freed (Rajouri) – 1:41.43
3rd: Rahul Manhas (Reasi) – 1:43.94
Girls Under-14 (600M Run):
1st: Abida Shamser (Jammu) – 2:07.15
2nd: Samya Shaheen (Ramban) – 2:07.98
3rd: Radhika Gupta (Kishtwar) – 2:08.01
Boys Under-20 (6KG Shot Put):
1st: Sulakshaya Singh (Jammu) – 11.80M
2nd: Basit Bashir (Baramulla) – 10.03M
3rd: Arun Singh Bandral (Jammu) – 9.82M
Open Men (7.26KG Shot Put):
1st: Manpreet Singh (Jammu) – 12.40M
2nd: Mohd. Saleem (Jammu) – 10.82M
3rd: Abhishek Padha (Jammu) – 10.20M
Girls Under-14 (2KG Shot Put):
1st: Urvashi Saini (Samba) – 5.81M
2nd: Aradhya Rajput (Jammu) – 4.50M
3rd: Radhika Gupta (Kishtwar) – 4.28M
Girls Under-20 (400M Run):
1st: Sakshi Thakur (Reasi) – 1:08.57
Girls Under-18 (400M Run):
1st: Anshika Sharma (Udhampur) – 1:18.76
Girls Under-18 (3KG Shot Put):
1st: Himani Manhas (Doda) – 7.70M
Girls Under-16 (300M Run):
1st: Muktika Sambyal (Jammu) – 51.19
Open Women (4KG Shot Put):
1st: Samreen Kour (Jammu) – 10.50M
