The 800m race in the Asian Games is very important for her. It was at this distance that her mother Madhuri Singh won a silver medal in the 2002 edition in Busan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On Wednesday, Harmilan summoned every ounce of strength in her legs to surge past a bunch of runners to claim the silver medal in the Women's 800m race in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harmilan finished the race in 2:03.75behind gold medallist Tharushi Mudiyanselage Dissanayaka, who won the race in 2:03.20. China's Wang Chunyu took the bronze medal, overtaking her Rao Xinyu a few steps before the finish line for a season's best timing of 2:03.90.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The focus was on Harmilan Bains as she won her second silver medal, after claiming silver in the 1500m race two days back.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I don't know how I ran the race today, my legs were so heavy, looked like they had no power. After winning a silver medal in the 1500m, and participating in the heats for 800 -- pace in the last 800 of the 1500m race was faster than this,\" said Harmilan after the race.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Midway through the race, I was stuck in the middle of a group, looking for an opportunity to break free. My first thought was to be in bronze position with 300m to go, But then I didn't know what happened as so many runners made a dash towards the finish line,\" said Harmilan. She was sure of one thing, she had finished clear second.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian 25-year-old from Mahilpur town in the Hoshiyarpur district of Punjab had come to Hangzhou to go one up on her mother by winning the gold medal in the Asian Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though Harmilan fell short of her target, she still has bragging rights over her mother as she now has two silver medals at the Asian Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Harmilan, who was goaded by her mother to take up athletics, the next target is to not only win a gold medal in the next Asian Games but also to qualify and participate in the Olympic Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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