South Zone's KR Roshan put up a sterling performance to set a national record in boys under-20 high jump event. Nineteen-year-old Roshan, a product of Thiruvananthapuram Sports Council, cleared 2.08 metres in his second attempt and thus erased the existing mark of East Zone's Sunil Kumar Azad (2.06m) set in 1996. Sunil Singh (North) and Zulifkhar Haque (East) were tied for the second spot at 1.95m.

Jagmandar Singh of West Zone heaved the iron ball to a distance of 15.06m to set a meet record in the boys under-16 section shot put event. The old record (14.62) was in the name of Sawant (North Zone) who set it in 1997.Chance for Asiad hopefuls

CALCUTTA: The 38th Inter-State Athletics Meet will be held at the Salt lake Stadium here from November 15 to 17. The meet forms the last selection trial forthe athletes hopeful of making the Bangkok Asian Games in December.

Top athletes of the country will be in action for the three days. Even the athletes who have qualified for the Games have to participate in this meet as the Amateur Athletics Federation of India (AAFI) would want to see the consistency.

Most of the national team probables are currently under training in Jamshedpur and are expected to arrive here tomorrow. PT Usha, who had skipped the Open Nationals, will be running the 200m and the 400m.All athletes will be representing their individual states, unlike the Open Nationals where most represented institutional teams.

Contests will be held in 40 events, 21 in men's category and 19 in women's.