Asian Games 2023: Mohammed Afsal wins silver in 800m; Krishan finishes fifth

Asian Games 2023: India’s Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath won silver in the men’s 800m.

India’s Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath, center, crosses the finish line with Kuwait’s Ebrahi Alzofairi, left, during the men’s 800-meter heat at the 19th Asian Games. | Photo Credit: AP

India’s Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalakath won silver with a timing of 1:48:50 in the men’s 800m at the Asian Games 2023 in Hangzhou on Tuesday.

Krishan Kumar, who qualified for the finals with a personal and season-best timing of 1:45.88, could only manage a fifth-place finish with 1:48.50.

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With 1:48.05, Essa Ali S Kzwani of Saudi Arabia bagged the gold medal, while the silver went to Husain Mohsin Husain Al Farsi, who ran 1:48.51.

Qualified in the finals with the best timing of 1:45.25 minutes, Qatar’s Abdirahman Hasan failed to repeat his heat’s performance and ended up finishing fourth by clocking 1:48.56 minutes.