India's mixed 4x400m relay team featuring Manu TS, Poovamma MR, Vishal TK and Vithya Ramraj won a silver medal at the Asian Games. Seema Kumari also secured a bronze medal for India in the women's 10,000m event, boosting the country's tally.
India Secures Silver in Mixed 4x400m Relay
India's quartet of Manu TS, Poovamma MR, Vishal TK and Vithya Ramraj clinched the silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay final at the Asian Games, clocking 3:14.46. Bahrain won the gold medal with a time of 3:12.87, while the bronze medal went to the team that finished in 3:14.54.
India's strong run secured another athletics medal for the country at the continental showpiece.
Seema Kumari Clinches Bronze in Women's 10,000m
Earlier, Indian athlete Seema Kumari clinched the bronze medal in the women's 10,000m event. Seema remained in the medal hunt till the very end as Winfred Yavi and Nozomi Tanaka battled it out in a sprint finish for the gold and silver medals. Seema pulled clear of the chasing pack in the final stages to secure third place and add another medal to India's athletics tally.
Winfred Yavi clinched the gold medal with a time of 32:39.18, while Japan's Nozomi Tanaka finished second in 32:41.54 to take silver. India's Seema Kumari secured the bronze medal, clocking 32:50.05 in the women's 10,000m final. (ANI)
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