Meanwhile, Sarvesh also bagged a silver medal with a high jump of 2.26m while Santhosh Kumar won bronze in men's 400m hurdles. In the heptathlon, Swapna Barman won a silver medal scoring 5840 points.
The 24-year-old seemed satisfied with his overall performance and believes that it was a great feeling to get a medal in the first-ever Decathlon, where he is representing India in a major competition
Indian athlete Tajinderpal Singh Toor clinched fourth gold for India in men's shot put with a best throw of 20.23m at the Asian Athletics Championships on Friday.
In wet and slippery conditions due to heavy rain, Jyothi clocked a time of 13.09s in the final to finish on top in a strong field. Japan’s Asuka Terada (13.13s) and Masumi Aoki (13.26s) won silver and bronze respectively.
Yarraji clocked 13.09 seconds to clinch gold in the final race ahead of two Japanese runners Terada Asuka (13.13s) and Aoki Masumi (13.26s) at the Supachalasai Stadium.
Japan's Ren Tazawa took first place in the 10,000-meter event, with a record of 29:18.44. Shadrack Kimutai Koech of Kazakhstan won silver, clocking a time of 29:31.63. Gulveer Singh of India came in fifth place overall among the 16 competitors with a time of 29:53.69.
In that contingent, Baranica Elangovan is the only Pole Vaulter. She will be bidding to become the 1st Indian in history to medal in the women’s pole vault event at the Asian Athletics Championships, an event that has been traditionally dominated by Chinese and Japanese athlet
Following an impressive performance during the 62nd National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships and 26th National Federation Cup Senior Athletics Championships, athletes Jyothi Yarraji, Jinson Johnson, Baranica Elangovan, Mohammed Afsal, Gulveer Singh will now set their sights on the
Neeraj is recovering from a muscle strain he suffered during training last month due to which he withdrew from the FBK Games in the Netherlands on June 4 and the Paavo Nurmi Games in Finland on June 13 Additionally, the 25-year-old skipped the just-finished Bhubaneswar National Inter-State
The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced the team consisting of 28 men and 26 women athletes in the Asian Athletics Championships in 2023. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI), which evaluated the athletes' performances in the Federation Cup 2023 and other events performed before