Asian Games 2023: India's Parul-Priti bag silver and bronze in 3000m steeplechase

Parul Chaudhary, Priti Lamba (Pic: @ianuragthakur/X)

India's spectacular show in athletics continued after Parul Chaudhary and Priti secured silver and bronze medal respectively in the women's 3000m steeplechase at the ongoing Asian Games 2023 on Monday.

Parul clocked 9:27.63 sec to claim the silver medal ahead of compatriot Priti, who made a strong finish to clinch the bronze with a personal best time of 9:43.32 sec.

Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain won the gold with a Games record timing of 9:18.28 sec.

In August this year at the World Championships held in Budapest, Parul registered a national record in 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:15.31 sec, and in the process qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

On Sunday, India enjoyed quite a successful day with 15 medals, 9 came in athletics alone. Track and field athlete Avinash Sable shattered the Asian Games record as he comfortably secured India's first men's 3000m steeplechase gold medal at the continental meet.

Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his men's shot put crown at Hangzhou with his sixth and final attempt of 20.36m.

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Harmilan Bains in women's 1500m claimed silver while Murali Sreeshankar missed gold in men's long jump and settled for silver after falling short by just 0.03 seconds. His second-spot finish saw a best of 8.19 metres, bettered only by China's Wang Jianan with 8.22m.

Ajay Kumar Saroj and Jinson Johnson secured second and third positions in the men's 1500m.

India's ace discus thrower Seema Punia and heptathlon athlete Nandini Agasara settled for bronze medals.

Jyothi Yarraji clinched a silver in women's 100m hurdles after a dramatic sequence of events. The 24-year-old athlete was initially awarded the bronze medal. However, China's Wu Yanni was disqualified after the race for a false start, upgrading Yarraji's medal to a silver.

(With agency inputs)