Prem Kumar won silver in long jump at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar

On 22 February 2016 India’s Kumaravel Prem Kumar bagged silver in long jump at the 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. Prem Kumar cleared creditable 7.92m in his final attempt to win the silver.

Zhang Yaoguang of China won gold with a best effort of 7.99m. Another Indian, Ankit Sharma could manage only 7.66m with 4 fouls which marred his chance to win a medal.

Om Prakash Singh Karhana added a bronze in shot put by clearing a distance of 18.77m. With this, the Indians signed off their campaign in Doha with One Gold, Three silver and Three bronze medals.

In the overall rankings, Indian Women’s team finished at the 6th place while men’s team could succeed in securing the 8th spot. The only gold medal for India was won by the Mayookha Johny who topped the podium in long jump.

Meanwhile, Ranchi will host 2017 Asian Athletics (Outdoor) Championships.

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Renjith Maheswary won silver in Triple jumper at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Qatar

Triple jumper Renjith Maheswary won the silver medal at 7th Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar. His silver helped India to increase its medal tally to 5 in the championships.

Maheswary had a modest jump of 16.16 metres. Gold went to Kazakhstan’s Roman Valiyev with 16.69m & Rashid Ahmed Al Mannai won the bronze with 15.97m.
India’s other medal winners in the event are:

• Mayookha Johny won the Gold in long jump and silver in triple jump

• Dutee Chand won Bronze in 60m sprint

• Sugandha Kumari won Bronze in women’s 1500m

Dutee got the Bronze in women’s 60m dash after clocking 7.37 seconds in the final game. Earlier in the day, she had shattered the national record at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on her way to win the medal in 7.28 seconds. The earlier best timing by an Indian in women’s 60m race was the 7.81 seconds in the name of Arjina Khatun set during the Asian Indoor Games in Hanoi, Vietnam in 2009.

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Renjith Maheswary won silver in Triple jumper at Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Qatar