DOHA: Unheralded half miler Gomathi Marimuthu and shot putter Tejinderpal Singh Toor clinched a gold each to proportion the limelight as India bagged 5 medals on the second one day of the Asian Athletics Championships on Monday.
The 30-year-old Gomathi clocked a personal best possible time of 2 minute 02.70 seconds in the ladies's 800m race to open India's gold account.
"I did not realise till I crossed the finish line that I have won a gold medal. The last 150m was very tight race," Gomathi said later.
National record holder and pre-competition favorite Toor's first spherical throw of 20.22m used to be sufficient to fetch him a gold in the men's shot put ultimate at the Khalifa Stadium.
The 24-year-old Toor, who has a personal best possible of 20.75m, had entered into the championships because the season chief among the Asians and he lived as much as the top billings.
Shivpal Singh then added a silver in men's javelin throw through sending the spear to a distance of 86.23m, his non-public best possible. In the method, the 23-year-old Shivpal additionally booked a berth for the World Championships to be held at the similar venue in September-October as he crossed the qualifying mark of 83m.
Jabir Madari Palliyalil and Saritaben Gayakwad bagged a bronze each in men's and girls's 400m hurdles respectively to swell the Indian medal tally.
With the 5 medals on Monday, India's medal tally stood at 2 gold, three silver and five bronze. India had won 2 silver and 3 bronze on the first day on Sunday.
Sprinter Dutee Chand completed a disappointing 5th in the ladies's 100m sprint ultimate through clocking 11.44 seconds. She ran her worst race in the ultimate after smashing her personal national record twice in two days -- in the heats (11.28) on Sunday and semifinals (11.26) on Monday.
Dutee had won a bronze in the 2017 edition in Bhubaneswar.
The first Indian medal of the second one day came from 24-year-old Gayakwad who clocked 57.22 seconds to finish third in ladies's 400m hurdles, in the back of Vietnam's Quach The Lan (56.10) and Bahrain's Aminat Yusuf Jamal (56.39).
His male counterpart Jabir then added a bronze through working the third fastest men's 400m hurdles through an Indian as he clocked a personal best possible of 49.13 seconds.
In the method, the 22-year-old Jabir joined national record holder Dharun Ayyasamy as the second one Indian to qualify for the World Championships 400m hurdles match to be held at the similar venue in September-October. The World Championships qualifying mark is 49.30 seconds.
Dharun, who set a new national record of 48.80 all the way through the Federation Cup last month, overlooked this Asian Championships due to injury.
Pre-race favorite Abderrehman Samba of Qatar won gold with a world leading time of 47.51 seconds.
However in the men's 400m, India suffered setbacks as defending champion Muhammed Anas and last edition silver winner Arokia Rajiv failed to win a medal.
Rajiv completed fourth with a personal best possible time of 45.37 seconds whilst Anas, who has been suffering after a leg injury in an twist of fate last year, ended at eighth with a time of 46.10 seconds.
In men's 800m ultimate, Muhammed Afsal completed 7th with a time of one:54.68 whilst Asian Games silver medallist Jinson Johnson used to be no longer in a position to finish the race.
The 30-year-old Gomathi clocked a personal best possible time of 2 minute 02.70 seconds in the ladies's 800m race to open India's gold account.
"I did not realise till I crossed the finish line that I have won a gold medal. The last 150m was very tight race," Gomathi said later.
National record holder and pre-competition favorite Toor's first spherical throw of 20.22m used to be sufficient to fetch him a gold in the men's shot put ultimate at the Khalifa Stadium.
The 24-year-old Toor, who has a personal best possible of 20.75m, had entered into the championships because the season chief among the Asians and he lived as much as the top billings.
Shivpal Singh then added a silver in men's javelin throw through sending the spear to a distance of 86.23m, his non-public best possible. In the method, the 23-year-old Shivpal additionally booked a berth for the World Championships to be held at the similar venue in September-October as he crossed the qualifying mark of 83m.
Jabir Madari Palliyalil and Saritaben Gayakwad bagged a bronze each in men's and girls's 400m hurdles respectively to swell the Indian medal tally.
With the 5 medals on Monday, India's medal tally stood at 2 gold, three silver and five bronze. India had won 2 silver and 3 bronze on the first day on Sunday.
Sprinter Dutee Chand completed a disappointing 5th in the ladies's 100m sprint ultimate through clocking 11.44 seconds. She ran her worst race in the ultimate after smashing her personal national record twice in two days -- in the heats (11.28) on Sunday and semifinals (11.26) on Monday.
Dutee had won a bronze in the 2017 edition in Bhubaneswar.
The first Indian medal of the second one day came from 24-year-old Gayakwad who clocked 57.22 seconds to finish third in ladies's 400m hurdles, in the back of Vietnam's Quach The Lan (56.10) and Bahrain's Aminat Yusuf Jamal (56.39).
His male counterpart Jabir then added a bronze through working the third fastest men's 400m hurdles through an Indian as he clocked a personal best possible of 49.13 seconds.
In the method, the 22-year-old Jabir joined national record holder Dharun Ayyasamy as the second one Indian to qualify for the World Championships 400m hurdles match to be held at the similar venue in September-October. The World Championships qualifying mark is 49.30 seconds.
Dharun, who set a new national record of 48.80 all the way through the Federation Cup last month, overlooked this Asian Championships due to injury.
Pre-race favorite Abderrehman Samba of Qatar won gold with a world leading time of 47.51 seconds.
However in the men's 400m, India suffered setbacks as defending champion Muhammed Anas and last edition silver winner Arokia Rajiv failed to win a medal.
Rajiv completed fourth with a personal best possible time of 45.37 seconds whilst Anas, who has been suffering after a leg injury in an twist of fate last year, ended at eighth with a time of 46.10 seconds.
In men's 800m ultimate, Muhammed Afsal completed 7th with a time of one:54.68 whilst Asian Games silver medallist Jinson Johnson used to be no longer in a position to finish the race.
Asian Athletics Championships: Gomathi, Tejinderpal win gold
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