Bhubaneswar, June 30 -- Reliance Foundation-supported athletes dominated the 65th Inter-State Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, winning 33 medals, including 14 gold, 13 silver and six bronze, over the five-day competition.
As many as 15 athletes also achieved the qualification standard for the Asian Games. The stellar performance was capped by long jumper Sreeshankar Murali and jumper Ancy Sojan being named the championships' best male and female athletes, respectively.
On the final day, Reliance Foundation athletes added two gold and two silver medals to their tally. Sreeshankar stole the spotlight with a winning leap of 8.38 metres at Kalinga Stadium, his second-best career jump after his personal best of 8.41 metres achieved at t...