Shot-putter Manpreet Kaur makes history,wins bronze in Asian Games

India's Manpreet Kaur has officially secured the bronze medal in the women’s shot put at the Asian Games. Her 17.17m effort proved enough to seal her place on the podium, while compatriot Krishna Jayasankar finished fifth with a best throw of 16.57m. A strong performance from Manpreet as India adds another athletics medal to its tally. Manpreet started slowly, recording a sub-par 16.32m with her first throw. But she worked herself into a good rhythm, improving her mark with each attempt.She finally breached the 17m mark with her fourth attempt, which all but sealed her bronze medal.

ANOTHER MEDAL FOR INDIA...

36 year old Manpreet Kaur WINS BRONZE in Women’s Shot Put. WHAT A POWERFUL WIN!!!

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Manpreet Kaur became the third Indian woman to win an Asiad shot put medal after clinching bronze at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Friday. The 36-year-old recorded a best throw of 17.17m to finish behind the Chinese duo of Song Jiayuan and Zhang Linru, who won gold and silver, respectively. Barbara Webster (1951) and Kiran Baliyan (2023) are the only other Indians to medal in this event. Both had won bronze medals.
China’s Song lead the contest from the first throw. She recorded a Season’s Best effort (19.40m) with her second throw to assert herself as China won gold in this event at the Asian Games for the 13th consecutive time. India’s Krishna Jayasankar Menon finished fifth with a best effort of 16.57m.