Asian Games athletics: India’s Preeja, Kavita clinch silver, bronze

By IANS,

Guangzhou : India’s Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita Raut won the silver and bronze medal in the women’s 5000 metres final of the track and field event at the Asian Games here Friday.

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Preeja won the silver with her personal best timing of 15:15.89 seconds and Kavita got the bronze also with her personal best timing of 15:16.54. Preeja and Kavita had won the gold and silver in the women’s 10,000m.

Bahrain’s Mimi Belete Gebregeiorges won the gold with a personal best 15:15.59.