Date:31/07/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/07/31/stories/2007073157372100.htm
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Indian relay team wins gold

Amman: India’s 4x400m women’s relay team, comprising Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose and Chitra K. Soman, won the gold medal in the Asian athletics championships here on Sunday.

Japan took the second spot, while Kazakhstan finished third.

The results: Men: Triple jump: 1. Renjith Maheswary (Ind) 17.19, 2. Kim Duk-Hyun (Kor) 17.00, 3. Bibu Mathew (Ind) 16.64; Javelin: 1. Chen Qi (Chn) 78.07, 2. Park Jae-Myong (Kor) 75.77, 3. Chung Sang-Jin (Kor) 70.95; 4x4 00m relay: 1. Saudi Arabia 3:05.96, 2. Sri Lanka 3:07.29, 3. India (Sarish Paul, Joseph Abraham, Sheikh Mortaza, K.M. Binu) 3:07.94.

Women: Pole vault: 1. Rosalinda Samsu (Mas) 4.20, 2. Rachel Yang Bing Jie (Sin) 3.50. (third competitor, China’s Li Ling no-heighted); 4x400m relay: 1. India (Mandeep Kaur, Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose, Chitra K. Soman) 3: 33.39, 2. Japan 3:33.82, 3. Kazakhstan 3:50.81.

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