Indian athlete Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalath bagged a silver medal in the men’s 800m final in the Asian Games on Tuesday. Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalath had a shot at the gold and he was inches away from finishing first but Saudi Arabia’s Essa Ali Kzwani went past the Indian runner towards the end.
Praveen Chitravel has secured a bronze in the Men’s Triple Jump at the Asian Games. Chitravel made a good start with a leap of 16.68m putting himself in second place. In the second jump, he maintained his consistency with 16.63m but fell to third place as the eventual gold medalist, Zhu Yaming, surged ahead with a distance of 16.97m.
Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalath clocked 1:48.43s to claim the silver. The Saudi Arabian athlete surpassed him by 0.39s as he finished with a timing of 1:48.05s. The bronze medal was claimed by Oman’s Husain Mohsin Husain who clocked 1:48.51s. Krishan Kumar was the other Indian who participated in the race but got disqualified.
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Earlier in the day, Indian runner Parul Chaudhary etched her name in the history book by winning a gold medal in the Women’s 5000m. Returning to the field after bagging a silver medal in the women’s 3000-metre steeplechase on Monday, Parul finished with a timing of 15:14.75 for the gold medal. She became the first Indian to win gold in the women’s 5000m event at the Asian Games.
