Dharun Ayyasamy, Sudha Singh and Neena Varakil Clinch Silver Medals in Athletics, India’s 2018 Asian Games Medal Tally Inching Towards 50
Dharun recorded his personal best of 48.96 seconds to finish second behind Qatari Abderrahman Samba, who delivered a Games record timing of 47.6s.
Dharun Ayyasamy claimed the silver medal after producing a national record in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 18th Asian Games on Monday. Dharun recorded his personal best of 48.96 seconds to finish second behind Qatari Abderrahman Samba, who delivered a Games record timing of 47.6s. Dharun held the previous national record mark of 49.45 seconds, set during the Federation Cup in March. Also in athletics, Sudha Singh grabbed the silver medal in the women's 3000 metres steeplechase and Neena Varakil clinched silver in the women's long jump. Neeraj Chopra Wins Gold Medal for India in Men's Javelin Throw at Asian Games 2018, Takes India's Medal Tally to 41
Sudha clocked 9:40.03 minutes to finish behind Bahrain's Winfred Yavi, who completed the race in 9:36.52 minutes. Neena recorded the best attempt of 6.51 metres to finish second. Bui Thi Thu Thao of Vietnam registered her season's best attempt of 6.55m to win the gold medal. The bronze medal went to China with Xu Xiaoling jumping 6.50m. Nayana James, the other Indian in the fray, finished at a disappointing 10th in the 11-member field with an attempt of 6.14m. Updated Asian Games 2018 Medals Tally.
In the Indonesian capital, the 21-year-old Dharun became the first Indian to break the 49s timing. Dharun was a slow starter and was outside the top three positions till 300 metres. He was contending between fourth and fifth spot. But he made a great dash in the final 100m to finish second as India got a medal in the discipline after a gap of eight years. Asian Games 2018 Live News Updates Day 9
The bronze medal went to Takatoshi Abe, who timed 49.12 seconds, while Taiwan's Chieh Chen was fourth with a timing of 49.62 seconds. Another Indian in the fray, T. Santhosh Kumar, completed the race in 49.66 seconds. (IANS inputs).
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