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Asian Games: Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Singh Toor win gold

Asian Games: Avinash Sable, Tajinderpal Singh Toor win gold

In Asian Games,India on Sunday clinched two more gold medals. Tajinderpal Singh Toor bagged a top podium finish in shot put event while Avinash Sable won a gold medal in the men's 3000m steeplechase with a record. Toor’s journey to win was not a smooth one. Starting off impressively with a powerful first throw that nearly touched the 20m mark,Toor's fifth throw defaulted, positioning his sixth and final throw as his last chance for victory. In a thrilling finish, he recorded a mammoth throw of 20.36m, his best of the competition. Unable to match this performance,  Mohamed Daouda Tolo from Saudi Arabia had to contend with the silver medal.Toor secured his place in Indian sports history by becoming the fourth Indian shot putter ever to successfully defend his Asian Games title. Toor followed in the footsteps of Parduman Singh Brar (1954 and 1958), Joginder Singh (1966 and 1970), and Bahadur Singh Chouhan (1978 and 1982) to join this elite company.
Nikhat Zareen lost her boxing semi-final match and settled for a bronze in the Women's 50kg category. Zareen lost the bout via split decision. The Indian boxer started the semi-final bout on the front foot and even won the first round 3-2 via split decision. Her Thai opponent made a comeback in the second round, winning it 3-2 via split decision. Raksat went on to get four 10s in the third and final round as compared to Zareen’s one, shifting the decision in her favour.

Avinash Sable shattered the Asian Games record in men's 3000m steeplechase. Sable, won gold in Hangzhou China running a one sided race on Sunday evening finishing with a timing of 8:19.50 bettering Hossein Kheyani's 2018 record of 8:22.79.

Harmilan Bains won a silver medal in the women's 1500m race. The Indian men's badminton team is also closing in on a top-podium finish during their gold medal match against China.

 

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