Asian Games: Prachi Choudhary wins 400m bronze as India’s medal tally swells to 30
NEW DELHI: India’s medal tally on the Asian Games swelled to 30 on Saturday after Prachi Choudhary received bronze within the girls’s 400m closing, including one other athletics medal to a productive day for the nation.Prachi clocked 53.21 seconds to complete third within the closing. Bahrain’s Salwa Naser claimed the gold in a Games Record 49.20 seconds, whereas Iran’s Zahra Zarei Manoujan took silver with a time of 52.38 seconds.The medal took India’s tally to 30 — 4 gold, 12 silver and 14 bronze.Kiran Pahal, the opposite Indian within the closing, completed fifth in 53.41 seconds.Asian Games Full Coverage | Medal Tally | Schedule
Toor provides silver after gold hat-trick bid falls quick
Earlier, Tajinderpal Singh Toor added a silver medal within the males’s shot put, ending his bid for a hat-trick of Asian Games gold medals.The defending champion, who received gold at Jakarta 2018 and Hangzhou 2022, produced a greatest throw of 20.64m to complete second. Iran’s Mohammadreza Tayebise received gold with a Games Record 20.81m, bettering Toor’s earlier mark of 20.75m set in 2018. Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Tolu took bronze with 20.48m.Toor mentioned he had been assured of reaching the 21m mark however was upset along with his efficiency. The 31-year-old additionally revealed that minor accidents and the moist circumstances had made his marketing campaign troublesome.Despite lacking out on gold, he was glad to return with a medal.
India’s dash hopes stay alive
India additionally superior two athletes to the ladies’s 200m closing. Harita Bhadra completed second in her warmth in 23.31 seconds, whereas Unnathi Bolland clocked 23.33 seconds to complete third and qualify.Nandhini Kongan additionally reached the ladies’s 100m hurdles closing after ending fourth in her warmth in 13.48 seconds. She superior with a ‘q’ qualification after Jyothi Yarraji, the Hangzhou silver medallist, didn’t begin her warmth.
