Asian Games 2023: Parveen Hooda assures India of medal in boxing, Nikhat Zareen bows out; check details
ALSO READ: Asian Games 2023 LIVE Updates Earlier, Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria crashed out of the 60kg contest after conceding a second round to North Korean boxer Won Ungyong in her quarterfinal bout. As per details, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg ) and Narender Berwal ( 92kg) have already secured Olympic quotas in their respective categories. India's Tajinder Pal Singh Toor registered 19.83m in his last throw and he has defender his Asian Games gold medal in the shot put event.
This is his second consecutive Asiad gold with a best throw of 20.36m. Also, Avinash Sable took gold in men’s 3000m steeplechase. This is India’s first track and field gold in Asian Games 2023.
Harmilan Bains finishes second in women's 1500m and takes silver medal at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Ajay Kumar won silver, while Jinson Johnson, the 2018 gold medallist, bagged bronze in the 1500m final. In the long jump final, M Sreeshankar has won silver.
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