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Asian Games: Seema Punia clinches bronze in women's discus

The evergreen Seema Punia added yet another medal to her Asian Games tally, as she clinched bronze in the Women's Discus Throw event in Hangzhou on Sunday with a best attempt of 58.62m.

ANI Oct 01, 2023 22:33 IST googleads

Seema Punia (Photo: Athletics Federation of India/ Twitter)

Hangzhou [China], October 1 (ANI): The evergreen Seema Punia added yet another medal to her Asian Games tally, as she clinched bronze in the Women's Discus Throw event in Hangzhou on Sunday with a best attempt of 58.62m. 


Her season-best 58.62m throw earned her bronze, with China's Feng Bin (67.93m) and Jiang Zhichao (61.04m) winning gold and silver, respectively.
The unstoppable athletic contingent gave India several back-to-back medals on a Sunday, that turned out to be a happy-hunting day for the country's athletes. 
The 40-year-old is a two-time Asian Games medalist, having won gold in Incheon in 2014 and bronze in Jakarta in 2018. Punia has also won four Commonwealth Games medals.
The seasoned discus thrower recorded a season-best throw of 58.62m, taking India's medal tally past 50. 
Punia’s fourth attempt proved to be her best one with a 58.62m throw as she won a bronze medal in the women’s discus throw event with a season's best effort. (ANI)

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