Tintu Lukka fetches 800m silver in Asian Games

Tintu Lukka fetches 800m silver in Asian Games

FP Archives October 1, 2014, 18:06:38 IST

Indian sprinter Tintu Luka clocked her season’s best to clinch a silver medal in the 800m women’s race of the 17th Asian Games.

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Tintu Lukka fetches 800m silver in Asian Games

Indian sprinter Tintu Luka clocked her season’s best to clinch a silver medal in the 800m women’s race of the 17th Asian Games here today.

Luka clocked 1:59.19s to better the bronze medal she had won in this event in the previous edition of the Games in Guangzhou.

Silver winner India's Tintu Lukka,  poses during the medal ceremony of the women's 800m final at the 17th Asian Games. AP

The gold was won by Kazakhstan’s Mukasheva Margarita, who broke the two-decade-old Games record of 1:59.85s with a timing of 1:59.02s.

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China’s Zhao Jing settled for the bronze medal after finishing the race in 1:59.48s, which also happened to be her personal best.

The other Indian in fray, Sushma Devi ended fourth with a personal best timing of 2:01.92. The previous Games record was held by China’s Qu Yunxia.

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