On the second day today in the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar, athlete Jauna Murmu reached the final of women 400 metres hurdles.
She qualified for the final round by finishing second in heat 2 of women 400 metres hurdles. The heat was topped by Nguyen Thi of Vietnam while the third spot was grabbed by India’s Anu R. Murmu in her reaction said she is excited and will give my 100 percent to clinch a medal for India at the games.
The final is scheduled to be held tomorrow at 8.20 PM. Meanwhile, all eyes will be on Odia sprinters Dutee Chand today who has stormed into final rounds in the championships. Yesterday Dutee entered the semis of women’s 100 metre event with a timing of 11.40 second, topping in her heats.
On the other-hand, the host nation India bagged seven medals including two gold to sit atop the medal tally on the day one of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships held at Kalinga Stadium in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar yesterday.
Shot putter Manpreet Kaur opened India’s gold medal account with a career second best throw of 18.28m while long distance runner G Lakhsmanan gave India the second gold with an unexpected win in men’s 5000m race at the athletic meet. The Asian Championships winner gets automatic berth for the World Championships to be held in London next month.
