Thiruvananthapuram won the overall championship when the Kerala State School Sports Meet concluded on Saturday (October 31), lifting the gold cup with 2,012.3 points. Thrissur finished second with 965.3 points, while Malappuram secured third place with 923.3 points.

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Thiruvananthapuram's dominance in games and aquatics helped it secure the overall title. Malappuram, meanwhile, emerged as the athletics champion, supported by strong performances from its schools. 

Thiruvananthapuram dominates games and aquatics

Thiruvananthapuram amassed 1,310 points in games events, winning 151 gold, 92 silver and 106 bronze medals. The district also secured 606 points in aquatics. In games, Kannur took second place with 813 points, while Thrissur finished third with 796 points.

Ernakulam finished second in aquatics with 160 points, followed by Thrissur with 120 points.

The results underlined Thiruvananthapuram's strength across these two categories, which played a decisive role in its overall championship victory.

Malappuram topped the athletics standings with 204.3 points, winning 19 gold, 23 silver and 19 bronze medals.

Palakkad finished second with 161.5 points, while Alappuzha came third with 109 points.

The strong performances of Ideal E.H.S.S., Kadakassery, and K.H.M.H.S., Alathiyur, contributed to Malappuram's success. Ideal Kadakassery won the athletics title for the fifth consecutive time, finishing first with 75.3 points.

Mathrubhumi honours outstanding performers

Mathrubhumi awarded its half-sovereign gold medals to two outstanding performers at the meet: Anamika Ajesh, a Plus One student at D.V.H.S.S. Charamangalam in Alappuzha, and Srihari Karikkan of G.V. Raja Sports School in Thiruvananthapuram.

Anamika Ajesh won the Mathrubhumi gold medal after breaking an eight-year-old record in the senior girls' 100m hurdles.

Anamika clocked 13.69 seconds, bettering the previous record of 13.85 seconds set by Aparna Roy of Pullurampara School in Kozhikode in 2018.

Anamika's next target is the international school meet scheduled to be held in Brazil in December.

She also finished third in the 400m at the state meet. On October 26, she had won gold in the 100m hurdles and silver in the heptathlon at the National Junior Athletics Meet in Chennai.

Srihari Karikkan of G.V. Raja Sports School, Thiruvananthapuram, received the Mathrubhumi gold medal after winning two gold medals in the junior boys' 400m and 400m hurdles.

He also improved two records at the state meet, including one he had set himself.

Srihari clocked 52.44 seconds in the junior boys' 400m hurdles, breaking his previous record of 54.14 seconds, set at last year's meet.