KOZHIKODE: Kozhikode has secured a clear lead on the fourth day of the 51st State School Youth Festival.
The results of 179 items were declared till Friday evening. Kozhikode has a clear lead with 649 points, whereas Thrissur could muster only 624 points. The contests are progressing.
The race for the third slot has intensified, with Palakkad and Kannur equalling the tally with 611 points each. Ernakulam and hosts Kottayam have secured 589 and 581 points, respectively.
Cheers for some, tears for others
The final decision of the state appeal committee after a screening, brought a seachange in the final results of many events, mostly stage items, eventually cheering a few and giving tears for the many who were provisionally declared winners earlier. Over a dozen events have new winners. Changes in results occurred in the following events (the name of two toppers in brackets):
Kerala nadanam (HS)
Aby Krishna, St Joseph's HSS, Thiruvananthapuram; Malu H Krishna, MTHS for Girls, Kottarakara.
Bharatanatyam (boys) (HSS)
Abhimanuel, Govt Model HSS For Boys Attingal, and Amalnath, G H S S Peringalam, Kozhikode; P Midhun, Ramavilasam HS, Chokli, Kannur.
Kuchuppudi (girls) (HS)
C K Aiswarya Raja, Silver Hills HSS, Kozhikode; Devika Sajeevan, St Teresa's AI HSS Kannur and Ann Mary Antony SHC GHSS, Thrissur.
Elocution (English) (HSS)
Amrutha Raj, St Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls HSS, Kozhikode; M S Gopika, Nirmala Bhavan Girls HSS, Thiruvananthapuram.
Bharatanatyam (girls) (HS)
Devika Sajeevan, St Teresa's AIHSS Kannur and C K Aiswarya Raja, Silver Hills HSS,Kozhikode; V P Nima Basheer, MESHSS Mampad, Malappuram
Cartoon (HS)
M R Akhilraj, Thazhava Govt AV Boys HS, Kollam; M Sreeraj, IMNS Govt High School Mayyil, Kannur.
Elocution (English) (HS)
Kevin Jose, Don Bosco HSS, Irinjalakuda; Riya John, St Joseph's Anglo Indian Girls HSS, Kozhikode
Kathaprasangam (HSS)
B Arundhati, SCHSS, Ranni; Kavya Kanjickal, St Mary's HSS, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram
Mohiniyattam (girls) (HSS)
Architha Anish Kumar, Kadambur Higher Secondary School, Kannur; Meera Sreenarayan, VB HSS, Thrissur
Kuchuppudi (boys)
Savyo Antony, St Aloysius HSS, Kollam; S Aswin, GVHSS, Atholi,Kozhikode
Margamkali (girls) (HSS)
Reshma Roy, Nirmala Bhavan Girls HSS, Thiruvananthapuram; S Mridula, VJHSS Naduvath Nagar, Alappuzha.
Tiruvathirakali (HS)
Aiswarya Sankardas, LFCGHSS, Mammiyur, Thrissur; Ardra B Nair, Silver Hills HSS, Kozhikode.