Asian Athletics Championships: With passionate start, Indians clinches five medals

Doha, April 22: In Asian Athletics Championships, India leads off the eventful start as Javelin thrower Annu Rani and 3000-meter steeple chaser Avinash Sable clinch silver, Indians bag five medals. Avinash Sable after his first international medal at very first international competition said- “I just gave everything in those last 250mts. really happy to win my first medal for the country.” Arokia Rajiv (512) heads into the home straight with Iraq's Taha Hussein. And the Indian pulls away to win the semifinals heats in 45.96 seconds.

The 2019 Asian Athletics Championships will be the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It is scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar.

The World Championships silver medallist and Asiad champion won the gold in 51.34s while Kazakhstan’s Elina Mikhina took the silver in 53.19. Poovamma had clocked a faster 52.46s in the morning’s semifinal.
India is proud with National Flag at Athletics medal winners Annu Rani won Silver, Javelin Throw, 60.22m and Parul Chaudhary won Bronze, 5000m, 15:58.35

Parul Chaudhary improved her personal best by more than 20 seconds to win the women’s 5000m bronze. Sanjivani Jadhav, a silver medallist at the 2017 World University Games, appeared to be in medal contention with about two laps to go, but Parul, the Federation Cup champion, slipped past her teammate in the final lap to clinch the bronze behind the two Bahrainians Windred Mutile Yavi and Bontu Rebitu. Sprinter Dutee Chand qualified for the semi-finals clocking 11.28 seconds to win the heat number four of the women's 100-meter race.

Other top Indian athletes advanced to the next round of their respective events. They are Jinson Johnson (men's 800 meters), Muhammed Anas and Arokia Rajiv (both men's 400 meters), Praveen Chitravel (men's triple jump) and Gomathi Marimuthu (women's 1500 meter).