India wins first athletics medal at Asian Games 2023: Kiran Baliyan bags bronze in women’s shot put
Kiran Baliyan’s third attempt, which landed 17.36m away from the throwing mark, won her third place in women’s shot put.
Published : Sep 29, 2023 19:31 IST , Chennai - 1 MIN READ
India’s Kiran Baliyan competes in the women’s shot put final at the 19th Asian Games. | Photo Credit: AP Photo/Lee Jin-man
Kiran Baliyan brought home India’s first Asian Games 2023 athletics medal, winning a bronze in women’s shot put at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium.
Her third attempt, which landed 17.36m away from the throwing mark, won her third place.
Gong Lijiao led a China one-two with a 19.58m throw. Her compatriot, Song Jiayuan, registered 18.92.
India’s other participant Manpreet Kaur finished fifth with a 16.25m throw.
Chinese Taipei’s Jian Chen-Xin may have just missed out on a medal with a fourth-place finish, but she would be happy to have registered her personal best throw of 16.61.