Om Prakash to lead Harana athletes in Natl Games

by Haryananewswire (Balbir)
CHANDIGARH, JAN 16
International shot-putter Om Prakash will lead a 45-member Haryana athletics team in the 34th National Games in Jharkhand, according to Haryana State Athletics Association Secretary H S Bhadu.
The HSAA, headed by Nafe Singh has received an invitation from Athletic Federation of India to send the state team for the 34th National Games.
Bhadu further informed that the athletes who have participated in Asian Games , Guangzhou and Commonwealth Games, New Delhi have been selected in the Haryana athletics team. The athletes who won gold medals in the Senior National Athletics in 2010 were also considered for selection.
However, Asian Games medalist Krishna Punia will not participate in theNational Games as she is injured.
Team: Sonu (100m), Dharambir (200, 4X400m), Ajay (400, 4X400m), Parveen ( 400, 4X400m), Manjit Singh (800, 4X400m), Sandeep (1500m), Sunil (5000 & 10000m), Vikas (discus), Omprakash & Jagbir (shotput), Rajender Singh & Jitender (javelin), Suresh (pole vault), Sudhir (long jump), Bhartender (decathlon), Parveen & Jaibhagwan (20km walk). Manisha (100m), Sushma (800m, 1500m), Kiran (3000 steeplechase), Seema Antil (discus, shotput), Neelam (shotput), Parmila (Javelin), Pooja Jangra (triple jump), Manju Bala (hamme)r and Meena (20km ).