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Shot
putter Navpreet Singh won India's
solitary gold at the third and final
leg of the 2005 Asian Grand Prix series
held at Songkla, Thailand, on Friday.
Navpreet, who had picked up a gold
and a silver in the first two legs
of the series, won by clearing a distance
of 18.77 metres. Ranvijay Singh stood
third with an effort of 18.09 metres.
Anil Kumar lost his duel with Indonesian
sprinter John Murray when he came
second in the men's 100 metres with
a timing of 10.41 seconds, according
to an Athletics Federation of India
release. Murray, who won the first
leg and lost in the second to the
Indian, finished in 10.38 seconds.
Piyush Kumar of India came third at
10.52 seconds. Apart from Navpreet's
gold, India also won five silver and
five bronze medals for a tally of
11 medals. Maha Singh failed to win
the third leg after asserting his
supremacy in the first two legs as
he could only manage a jump of 7.52
metres in the men's long jump. The
other silver medal winners for India
were Jagdish Bishnoi in men's javelin
throw, S Geetha in women's 400 metres
and Seema Antil in the women's discus
throw.
Courtesy:
Hindustan Times, June 25, 2005
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