Indian athletes bag 11 medals in first leg of Asian Grand Prix series
Indian athletes bagged 11 medals, including four gold, in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix series in Bangkok today.
M R Poovamma (women's 400m), Sahana Kumari (women's high jump), Jithin Thomas (men's high jump) and Nitin Rawat (men's 5000m) bagged a gold each while Siddhanth Thingalaya (men's 110m hurdles), Rajiv Arokai (men's 400m), Kheta Ram (men's 5000m) and Renjith Maheswary (men's triple jump) won a silver each. Anu Mariam Jose (women's 400m), Arpinder Singh (men's triple jump) and Mukesh Kumari (women's javelin) won a bronze each.
Ace woman discus thrower Krishna Poonia, however, finished a disappointing fourth with a below-par performance, while Om Prakash Karhana also came a cropper with a sixth-place finish in men's shot put.
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