Asian Games 2018: India's Jinson Johnson wins men's 1500m gold, Chitra Unnikrishnan bags women's bronze
Other Sports | September 03, 2018 23:28 ISTJinson Johnson clinched the gold in the men's 1500 metres event at the 2018 Asian Games.
Jinson Johnson clinched the gold in the men's 1500 metres event at the 2018 Asian Games.
As a result of these path-breaking performances, the country remained on course to better its previous edition's haul and tallied 54 medals -- 11 gold, 20 silver, and 23 bronze.
Dutee Chand won a silver medal after she clocked 23.20 to finish second in Women's 200m Final event on the 11th day of the Asian Games 2018.
Manjit Singh won a gold medal in 800m event on the tenth day of the Asian Games 2018, while his fellow countryman Jinson Johnson finished second to claim a silver medal.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 30 lakh and gazetted officer's job to Sudha, who hails from Rae Bareli district, about 80 km from the state capital.
The desperation to achieve something big, to make up for the opportunities lost, was palpable as she spoke about her effort as she won the silver medal in the Women's 100m event.
Lakshmanan crossed the finishing line at third but was later disqualified under IAAF Rule 163.3b (lane infringement). He was initially shown to have clocked 29:44.91s.
On Day 8 of the event, India took the ninth spot in the overall standings with 36 to its credit, including seven gold, 10 silver and 19 bronze medals.
Dutee Chand won a silver medal after she clocked 11:32 seconds to finish second in the Women's 100m Final event at the ongoing Asian Games 2018.
The 23-year-old Toor sent the iron ball to a national record distance of 20.75m to win his maiden Asian Games medal on the opening day of the athletics competition.
Muhammad Anas' earlier national mark is 45.31 which he clocked while finishing fourth at the Gold Coast CWG.
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) issued an apology for allegedly mocking Hima Das' English skills on their official Twitter account.
Hima Das on Thursday clinched the top spot in the women's 400m final race in the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships held in Tampere, Finland.
The 18-year-old Das, a pre-tournament favourite, clocked 51.46s to win gold at the IAAF World Under-20 Athletics Championships.
Punai has been a regular in CWG since 2006 and has always been on the podium- winning a silver (60.56m) in Melbourne, a bronze at Delhi 2010 Games and a silver in 2014 Glasgow.
Bannister died peacefully in Oxford on Saturday at the age of 88. He was "surrounded by his family who was as loved by him, as he was loved by them," the family said.
The young boy is among 14 budding athletes who have been selected to train at the Racers Track Club in Kingston, Jamaica, home to eight-time Olympic Gold medallist Usain Bolt.
The Haryana girl will have to come up with a performance better than her personal best of 51.20 seconds in the semifinals tomorrow if she wants to qualify for the final.
Dutee's best of 11.30 seconds, which she clocked during the Indian Grand Prix in New Delhi on May 15, during the qualifying period gives her a global ranking of 100.
Manpreet Kaur has been suspended as she was tested 'Positive' twice and found banned substances in her urine sample.
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