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Asian Games 2023: Harmilan Bains Claims Second Silver After Dramatic Finish In Women's 800m Final

Indian runner Harmilan Bains clinched another silver in athletics after finishing second in the women's 800m final in the ongoing Asian Games on Wednesday. In the final moments of the race, it seemed as if Harmilan was destined to finish fourth, outside medal contention. However, she found another gear in the closing moments of the race to move past the Chinese duo of Chunyu Wang and Xinyu Rao and clinch silver. Harmilan clocked 2:03.75s to claim the second position, falling 0.55s short of Sri Lanka's Tharushi, who topped the chart and won gold with a timing of 2:03.20s.

Neeraj Chopra Bags Gold Medal, Kishore Jena Silver In Spectacular Show At Asian Games 2023

India's javelin star Neeraj Chopra lived up to the expectations to win the gold at the Asian games and his compatriot Kishore Kumar Jena took home a silver medal as Indian athletes put up a power-packed performance at the Hangzhou Olympic Stadium on Wednesday. Neeraj Chopra defended his title and scripted history at the continental event. The event was watched eagerly on TV screens across the country as the two Indians stole the limelight. There was a neck-to-neck competition between two Indian athletes and Neeraj prevailed with his season's best throw of 88.88 metres.

Asian Games 2023: Did Chinese Officials Try To 'Cheat' With Neeraj Chopra? India Great's Big Accusation

A huge controversy erupted during Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra's javelin throw event at the Asian Games when his first attempt was not measured, prompting legendary Anju Bobby George to accuse the Chinese officials of "trying to cheat" and "deliberately targeting the Indians". It seemed Chopra had comfortably cleared the 85m mark but to his surprise the effort was not recorded by the officials and he was not given any reason for that. "I don't know why they did not measure my first throw. Just after me, the second and third competitors had their throws and their distance were measured. I kept on asking what happened to my first throw," Chopra told reporters after winning gold medal on his fourth attempt.

Avinash Sable Wins Silver In Men's 5000m At Asian Games 2023

India's long-distance runner Avinash Sable continued his impressive run, securing a silver medal in men's 5000m at the Asian Games on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Indian produced an effort of 13:21.09 to finish second in a spectacular race. Bahrain's Birhanu Yemataw Balew came up with a Games record effort of 13:17:40 to win the gold, while his compatriot Dawit Fikadu Admasu bagged the bronze with a season best of 13:25:63.

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Asian Games 2023: Harmilan Bains Claims Second Silver After Dramatic Finish In Women's 800m Final

Neeraj Chopra Bags Gold Medal, Kishore Jena Silver In Spectacular Show At Asian Games 2023

Asian Games 2023: Did Chinese Officials Try To 'Cheat' With Neeraj Chopra? India Great's Big Accusation

Avinash Sable Wins Silver In Men's 5000m At Asian Games 2023

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