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Asian Games 2023: Murali Sreeshankar Secures Silver, Double Delight In Men's 1500m

India's Murali Sreeshankar on Sunday won a silver medal in the Men's Long Jump Final with a best finish of 8.19 meters at the ongoing 19th Asian Games. Meanwhile, Jeswin Aldrin finished in 8th position in the same event with a best jump of 7.76m. China's long jumpers took home gold and bronze as Wang Jianan finished at the top of the podium with best jump of 8.22m, while Shi Yuhao bagged third spot with 8.10m. Sreeshankar started his event with a failed attempt however he recovered well and in his second attempt, with a jump of 7.97 metres. Sreeshankar with a fantastic jump crossed the 8-metre mark and landed a jump of 8.01m. With this leap, he jumped up to the second position.

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Asian Games, Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Defends Shot Put Gold

Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title with an amazing final throw to beat back the challenge from his Saudi Arabian rival in Hangzhou on Sunday while Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to win the gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games. Toor, the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist, came up with a mighty throw of 20.36 metres on his sixth and last attempt to overhaul his Saudi rival Mohamed Daouda Tolo's distance of 20.18 metres.

Watch: Tajinderpal Singh Toor's 20.36m Throw That Clinched Shot Put Gold At Asian Games 2023

Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title with an amazing final throw to beat back the challenge from his Saudi Arabian rival at the Asian Games 2023 on Sunday. Toor, the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist, came up with a mighty throw of 20.36 metres on his sixth and last attempt to overhaul his Saudi rival Mohamed Daouda Tolo's distance of 20.18 metres. Toor, however, could not break his own Asian Games record of 20.75m set in 2018 Jakarta. But the 28-year-old's final throw was way too good for his Saudi rival to overhaul in his final attempt.

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Watch: Avinash Sable Shatters Asian Games Record To Win Historic Gold Medal

A record-breaking Avinash Sable on Sunday became the first Indian man to win a gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games. The 29-year-old national record holder thus earned India its first gold medal in athletics at the ongoing Games, completing the race in 8:19.50 seconds. Sable rewrote the previous Asian Games record of 8:22.79 held in the name of Iran's Hossein Keyhani set at the 2018 Jakarta Games. Sudha Singh had won a gold in women's 3000m steeplechase in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou. Earlier, the toast of the nation in the last edition, Indian heptathlete Swapna Barman's one "last shot" at glory at the Asian Games turned into a nightmare as she struggled with injuries to virtually go out of medal reckoning after the javelin throw event.

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Asian Games 2023: Murali Sreeshankar Secures Silver, Double Delight In Men's 1500m

Canada sending men's gymnastics team to Olympics for 1st time since 2008

McClenaghan through to World Championship final

Asian Games, Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Defends Shot Put Gold

Watch: Tajinderpal Singh Toor's 20.36m Throw That Clinched Shot Put Gold At Asian Games 2023

Sungjae Im, Si Woo Kim get military exemption with Asian Games gold medal - ESPN

Kieran Tierney left raging by injury setback as Spanish media spot furious reaction amid muscle tear fears

Watch: Avinash Sable Shatters Asian Games Record To Win Historic Gold Medal