PU Chitra Adds To India's Gold Tally By Clinching The 1500M Event At Asian Athletics Championships

PU Chitra gave India a third gold while Ajay Kumar Saroj and Dutee Chand won a silver and a bronze in men's 1500m and women's 200m respectively at the Asian Athletics Championships.

She overtook Tigest Gashaw just a few metres before the finishing line to win the race.

"Got a little nervous towards the end being next to Bahraini runner (Gashaw Tigest). She beat me to third place in Asian Games. I had to really push hard in the end," said the 23-year-old.

Meanwhile Saroj clocked a season best time of 3 minute 43.18 seconds to clinch silver.Dutee, who had finished a disappointing fifth in the 100m final after smashing the national record twice, clocked 23.24 seconds to win bronze in the women's 200m.