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Asian Athletics Championships: Manpreet wins gold; Gowda claims bronze

Updated on: 07 July,2017 07:46 AM IST  |  Bhubaneswar
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India opened their account with women's shot putter Manpreet Kaur grabbing the gold medal with a throw of 18.28m on the Day 1 of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships

Asian Athletics Championships: Manpreet wins gold; Gowda claims bronze

Manpreet Kaur in Bhubaneswar yesterday. Pic/G Rajaraman
Manpreet Kaur in Bhubaneswar yesterday. Pic/G Rajaraman


India opened their account with women's shot putter Manpreet Kaur grabbing the gold medal with a throw of 18.28m on the Day 1 of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships. Manpreet also qualified for the World Championship in London being Asian Champion.


Seasoned Vikas Gowda, a last minute entry into the squad, won bronze medal in the men's discus throw event. Manpreet, 27, upstaged defending champion Chinese Guo Tianqian to give herself a perfect birthday gift at the packed Kalinga Stadium


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