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Asian Games: Manpreet Kaur clinches bronze in womens shot put, Krishna finishes fifth (Credit: X/AFI) Image Source: IANS
Asian Games: Manpreet Kaur Clinches Bronze In Women's Shot Put, Krishna Finishes Fifth
Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic: Indian veteran athlete Manpreet Kaur secured a bronze medal in the women's shot put final after hurling the iron ball to a distance of 17.17m at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium here on Friday.
Manpreet achieved the mark on her fourth throw to take the third-place finish behind the Chinese duo of Song Jiayuan (Gold) and Zhang Linru (Silver). The other Indian in the field, Krishna Jayasankar Menon, also put up an impressive performance as the youngster hurled the ball to a best distance of 16.57 to finish fifth.
Manpreet is a former Asian Athletics Championships bronze medallist, having finished third with a throw of 17.00 at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships.
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