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MSSA inter-school annual athletics meet: Drishti, Jimmit emerge champs in U-16 javelin throw

The boys U-16 event was a thriller as Himesh Paswan of SFIT Convent High School (Kandivli), in his last throw, matched Jimmit’s previous best effort of 43.12m, only for the latter to clinch top honours with a final throw of 44.01m

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Drishti Poojari of Sanjeevani World School (Dahisar) during the girls U-16 javelin throw final at Priyadarshani Park on Friday; (right) Jimmit Mehta of Children’s Academy High School (Malad) during the boys U-16 javelin throw event on Friday. Pics/Atul Kamble

Drishti Poojari of Sanjeevani World School (Dahisar) during the girls U-16 javelin throw final at Priyadarshani Park on Friday; (right) Jimmit Mehta of Children’s Academy High School (Malad) during the boys U-16 javelin throw event on Friday. Pics/Atul Kamble

Javelin throwers Jimmit Mehta of Children’s Academy (Malad) and Drishti Poojari of Sanjeevani World School (Dahisar) clinched gold medals in the Dreams Sports Mumbai School Sports Association (MSSA) inter-school annual athletics meet held at Priyadarshani Park, Nepean Sea Road, on Friday.

The boys U-16 event was a thriller as Himesh Paswan of SFIT Convent High School (Kandivli), in his last throw, matched Jimmit’s previous best effort of 43.12m, only for the latter to clinch top honours with a final throw of 44.01m. Vedansh Tripathi of Vasudev C Wadhwa Arya Vidya Mandir (Bandra) took bronze (39.29m).

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