The Asian Athletics Championships started in Bhubaneshwar, India, on 6th July 2017.
Manpreet Kaur, who came back after a break due to child birth, clinched the gold medal in the woman’s shot put with a throw of 18.28 metres.
27-year-old Manpreet hails from a village near Patiala, Punjab and will now focus on the IAAF World Championships to be held in London next month. Although, the winner of the Asian championships automatically reserves a place in the World Championships, Manpreet had already won a berth for herself in the World Championship earlier this year in Asian Grand Prix in China with a throw of 18.86m.
As Hindustan Times reports, after a winning performance at the Asia meet, the shot putter had said that it had been a great confidence booster for her.
“I was confident of winning the title on home soil and was mentally prepared to cross the 18m mark.”
Following Manpreet’s gold, Laxmanan also bagged a gold in men’s 5,000 metres.
Vikas Gowda, a seasoned player, won a bronze medal in men’s discus throw event.
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