Athletics Asian Games 2023, October 3 HIGHLIGHTS: Parul Chaudhary, Annu Rani win gold; Tejaswin win decathlon silver, Chithravel gets bronze in triple jump

That’s a wrap up on yet another day at the Hangzhou Asian Games. It was medals for India again with two gold, two silver and two bronze. We will be back with more updates on October 4. We will also have Neeraj Chopra in action in men’s javelin throw final.

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India’s contention in the event ended with Rubina Yadav flatering in all three attempts at 1.75m. Pooja managed to clear the same height on the final asking but could not go past 1.83m. They finished ninth and sixth, respectively.

India has taken its overall medals tally to 69 medals with the six medals in the track & field events in the evening. It remains fourth, with 15 gold, 26 silver and 28 bronze.

India has its 15th gold. Annu Rani ends the javelin throw final with a best of 62.92m to get the first place.

There will be no India vs Pakistan in the men’s javelin throw event as Arshad Nadeem has pulled out of the competition with an injury.

Annu Rani has retaken the lead from the Sri Lankan thrower with a 62.92 throw. Can she seal the first place with just two throws left.

Tejaswin Shankar ends the final event - 1500m - in the fourth place and gets the second place in the overall standings. He ends the event with 7666 points, a national record.

The final event of the men’s decathlon is underway and Tejaswin Shankar starts his quest to get his hands on a gold.

India’s Annu Rani gets a 61.28 throw on the second asking which catapults her to the top of the standings. This was a season best for Annu Rani.

Chithravel cannot get a legal jump on the final asking. He mistimes his takeoff and runs through the sand. He ends with a best of 16.68m which gets India a bronze medal.

The Indian ends with a jump of 16.47 and fails to make it to the podium. His best attempt was 16.62m.

India’s Mohammed Afsal gets a silver for India in the 800m final. He gets to the finish in 1:48.43.

Krishan Kumar ends fifth in the race.

The race starts and India’s Krishan Kumar and Mohammed Afsal are in contention for the medals.

Annu Rani gets a first attempt of 56.99m. The javelin lands pretty flat on the field and does not stick into the ground. But her attempt is valid and puts her into the third spot.

Praveen Chithravel remains in the bronze medal place. He managed a fourth attempt of 16.34m.

Abdulla Aboobacker in fourth place still with a best of 16.62m.

Parul Chaudhary with a stunning finish to get the gold medal in the women’s 5000m. She was second going into the final lap but made a dash for gold in the final 30 metres or so.

The race begins and India has Parul Chaudhary and Ankita vying for a medal.

Abdulla Aboobacker gets a X in front of his name on the third try. He stays fourth with a best effort of 16.62m.

Rubina Yadav and Pooja fail to clear 1.80m on their first attempts. Two more tries left for both to pull it off and advance further.

Chithravel is 3rd right now with a second attempt of 16.63m. This was five centimetres short of his first attempt.

China’s Zhu Yaming (15.94) and Fang Yaoqing (15.93) occupy the first two places.

Abdulla Aboobacker gets a second jump of 16.62m which puts him in 4th place.

A marginal improvement from the Indian. He lands the javelin at a distance of 51.17m which gets his total from the round to 606 points.

Rubina Yadav needs a second attempt but she gets the job done at 1.75m.

Pooja too goes over the same distance in two attempts.

The Indian gets a first attempt of 16.68m which puts him in 2nd place. He is just 10 centimetres behind the China athlete in the first place.

Shankar gets a 49.43m throw on his second attempt. It keeps him in fifth place as of now.

It is another bronze medal for India. Vithya Ramraj gets a bronze in the women’s 400m hurdles race with a timing of 55.68.

The Indian cannot make a clearance on the 1.75m height.

Women’s 400m hurdles record is about to get started.

The Indian starts with a jump of 15.39m. He gets a good run to the board but his last jump fails to hit the peak.

The Indian starts with 50.84m. This puts him in fifth place for now.

China’s Sun Qihao made a throw of 64.41 and leads the pack at the moment.

It is 2/2 for India. The second Indian Pooja also clears the 1.70 height on her first attempt.

She gets in the second jump and makes her way over 1.70m. She takes just one attempt each at the initial heights.

India’s Rubina Yadav and Pooja start by clearing the first hurdle of 1.65m.

With two events to go, the Indian is second and is on track to get on the podium. But can he go on to clinch the gold?

4:30 PM: Women’s High Jump Final - Rubina Yadav, Pooja

4:35 PM: Men’s Javelin Throw (Decathlon) - Tejaswin Shankar

4:40 PM: Men’s Triple Jump Final - Abdulla Aboobacker, Praveen Chitharavel

4:50 PM: Women’s 400m Hurdles Final - R. Vithya Ramraj

5:05 PM: Men’s 400m Hurdles Final - Yashas P, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan

5:20 PM: Women’s 5000m Final - Parul Chaudhary, Ankita

5:40 PM: Women’s Javelin Throw Final - Annu Rani

5:55 PM: Men’s 800m Final - Krishan Kumar, Mohammed Afsal

6:10 PM: Men’s 1500m (Decathlon Final Event) - Tejaswin Shankar