Antima Pal wins bronze in 5,000m event at Asian U20 Athletics Championship

India’s Antima Pal won bronze in the women’s 5000m race at the Asian U20 Athletics Championship in Yecheon on Sunday.

This was India’s first medal in the tournament. Her time of 17:17.11 secs ensured that she finished third.

Her compatriot Bushra Khan Gauri finished fifth with a time of 18:15.98 secs.

The gold and silver medallists of the event Yonezawa Nanaka and Matsumoto Akari are from Japan.

Shyam Milan Bind and Shakeel Q for men’s 800m final to be held June 5. Bind in his heat clocked 1:52.6 to finish third, while Shakeel clocked 1:51.58 to finish second in his heat.