Asian Athletics C'ships: Avinash Sable, Jyothi Yarraji, women's relay team win gold medals, Silver for Ancy Sojan - Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the third day of the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on Thursday.
Indian athletes continued their continental success on day 3 of the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on Thursday.
Top Indian athletes like Avinash Sable and Jyothi Yarraji won the gold medal, whereas Ancy Sojan, Shaili Singh, and Sarvesh Kushare were aiming for medals in women's long jump and men's high jump.
On the other hand, the men's and women's relay teams also clinched silver and gold medals, respectively.
As it happened:
After day 1 (4 events):
Nandini Agasara (IND) - 3610 Points
Liu Jingyi (CHN) - 3412 Points
Cai Juan Chen (TPE) - 3410 Points
Alina Chistyakova (KAZ) - 3178 Points
Ancy Sojan clinched the silver medal in the women's long jump event with the best attempt of 6.33m, while Shaili Singh settled for the bronze medal with a leap of 6.30m.
Final standings:
Gold - Reihaneh Mobini Arani - 6.40m
Silver - Ancy Sojan - 6.33m
Bronze - Shaili Singh - 6.30m
The Indian men's team of Jay Kumar, Dharamveer Chaudhary, Manu TS, and Vishal TK clocked a time of 3:03.67s.
The Indian women's relay team of Jisna Mathew, Rupal, Rajitha Kunja, and Subha Venkatesan clocked a time of 3:34.18s to edged past Vietnam in the final.
Final standings
Gold - Feng Bin (CHN) - 61.90m
Silver - Subenrat Insaeng (THA) - 57.68m
Bronze - Nanaka Kori (JPN) - 56.48m
Fourth - Seema (IND) - 56.15m
At the halfway stage, Ancy Sojan (6.33m) and Shaili Singh (6.30m) are in second and third positions, respectively.
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