Historic Asian Games Bronze
Baranica Elangovan wins India's first ever historic pole vault bronze at Asian Games
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Baranica Elangovan won a historic bronze in the women’s pole vault at the Asian Games, becoming the first Indian to medal in the event. She and Kazakhstan’s Polina Ivanova each cleared 4.15 meters and had identical countback records, so they shared third place. Japan’s Misaki Morota won gold with 4.55 meters, while China’s Chunge Niu took silver with 4.50. Elangovan, India’s national record holder with a 4.23-meter clearance earlier this year, achieved the breakthrough during a strong evening for Indian athletics that also saw Gulveer Singh win silver in the men’s 10,000 meters and Manpreet Kaur take bronze in the women’s shot put.
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Gulveer Singh ran 28:29.38 for silver in the men’s 10,000 meters, finishing behind Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew, who won in 28:27.51. The silver improved on Gulveer’s bronze at the previous Asian Games and gave him consecutive medals in the event.
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Before clearing 4.15 meters, Baranica Elangovan cleared 3.85 meters and 4 meters on her first attempts.
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India’s national record holder Sindhushree Ganesh had a difficult Asian Games debut, failing all three attempts at 3.85 meters and finishing without a valid clearance.
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Manpreet Kaur took the women’s shot-put bronze with a best throw of 17.17 meters on her fourth attempt; compatriot Krishna Jayashankar finished fifth with 16.57 meters.
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