Avinash Sable FIRST INDIAN TO WIN GOLDIN 3000M STEEPLECHASE

 

 

AVINASH Sable became the first Indian man to win gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games while shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title with an amazing final throw to beat back the challenge from his Saudi Arabian rival here on Sunday. Sable, the 29-year-old national record holder, earned India its first gold medal in athletics, completing the race in 8:19.50 seconds. Sable rewrote the previous Asian Games record of 8:22.79 held in the name of Iran’s Hossein Keyhani set at the 2018 Jakarta the Games.SudhaSinghhadwon a gold in women’s 3000m steeplechase in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou.

 

Toor,the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist, came up with a mighty throw of 20.36 metres onhis sixthand last attempt to overhaul his Saudirival Mohamed Daouda Tolo’s distance of 20.18 metres. Toor, however, could not break his own Asian Games record of 20.75m set in 2018 Jakarta. But the 28- year-old’s final throw was way too good for his Saudirival to overhaulinhis final attempt.

 

 

 

THE Indian triumvirate of Prithviraj Tondaiman, Kynan Chenai, and Zoravar Singh Sandhu won gold medal in men’s trap shooting at the Asian Games here on Sunday. Just before that, the trio of Manisha Keer, Preeti Rajak and Rajeshwari Kumari claimed silver medal in the women’s trap team event, adding to the Indian shooting contingent’s best-ever show at the Games.

 

The Indian men combined to shoot 361 in the qualifications and finish ahead of silver medallists Khaled Almudhaf, Talal Alrashidi and Abdulrahman Alfaihan (359) and host nation China’s Yuhao Guo, Ying Qi and Yuhao Wang (354), who settled for bronze. Shooting last, Alrashidi tried his best and scored24pointsbutthatwas not enough to surpass the Indian total. Meanwhile, the Indian women’s team totaled 337 to take home the silver medal behind China’s Qingnian Li, CuicuiWuandXinqiuZhang, who combined to shoot a worldandgamesrecordscore of 357 to finish on top of the podium.Kazakhstan’sMariya Dmitriyenko, Aizhan Dosmagambetova and Anastassiya Prilepina (336) bagged the bronze medal.