Annu touched 62.92-meter, which was her season's best throw and topped the chart to win the country its 15th gold in the ongoing Asian Games. Her best throw of the evening came in her fourth attempt.
Javelin thrower Annu Rani who bagged India's 15th gold medal at the ongoing Asian Games said she could have done better despite pulling off her season-best throw on Tuesday.
Dipika Pallikal and Harinder Pal Singh Sandhu registered a 2-1 victory against the Philippines' Jemyca Aribado and Robert Andrew Garcia in the mixed doubles quarterfinals in squash and assured a medal at the Asian Games
The President of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) Adille Sumariwalla hailed ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, calling him the greatest athlete that India has produced across sporting disciplines.
: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath congratulated the two daughters from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, who secured gold medals for India at the Asian Games on Tuesday, and wished them good luck for a golden future.
Indian runner Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalath, who narrowly missed out on the gold medal in the men's 800m race, opened up about what went wrong in the final seconds of the event.
Indian women's javelin ace Annu Rani, with her season-best throw, claimed India's 15th gold medal in the final in the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games, on Tuesday.