Dharanidharan managed a distance of 76.18m with his first throw as the host State ended with 19 gold, 12 silver and 13 bronze. Haryana and Karnataka finished in second and third places, respectively. CHENNAI: FROM the fields of his hometown in Pappanadu in Thanjavur district to the picturesque evening sun at Eugene in the western end of the United States of America, Tamil Nadu's javelin exponent.