Mysuru: Four new meet records (two each in men’s and women’s section), were set on the first day of the three-day 89th University of Mysore Inter-collegiate Athletic Meet 2017-18 conducted by the Department of Physical Education, University of Mysore at the University Oval Athletic Ground (Oval Ground) here yesterday. Boby Sabu of Basudeva Somani FGC, hogged the limelight by erasing the 54-year old Triple Jump record in the men’s section, by leaping to a new record distance of 15.22m and erasing the old record of 14.95m set by M.A. Cariyappa of Maharaja’s College, Mysuru in 1963-64.
- Sagar of Basudeva Somani FGC set a new meet record in the men’s 110m Hurdles event with a timing of 14.91 sec erasing the previous record timing of 15.19 sec set by J. Mahendra Rao of Basudeva Somani FGC in 2010-11.
