Abdulla Aboobacker, Ajay Kumar Saroj clinch gold medals in Asian Athletics Championships 2023

Jyothi Yarraji was the other athlete to win gold on the second day of the competition.

Indian athletes, Abdulla Aboobacker and Ajay Kumar Saroj achieved remarkable success at the Asian Athletics Championships 2023 held in Bangkok, Thailand. The second day of the championship turned out to be a triumphant one for the Indian duo as they clinched gold medals in their respective events.

In the men's 1500m final, Ajay Kumar Saroj, 26-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, displayed an exceptional race. Despite being caught in a box for a significant portion of the race, Saroj made a move on the final corner by surpassing his competitors and finishing strong.

With a timing of 3:41.51, he claimed the gold medal adding another achievement to his list of Asian Championships medals. Previously, Saroj had won a silver medal at the 2019 edition in Doha and a gold at the 2017 edition in Odisha. Japan's Yusuke Takanashi took the silver with a timing of 3:42.04 seconds, while Liu Dezhu of China claimed the bronze medal after clocking 3:43.40.

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On the other hand, Abdulla Aboobacker, silver medalist in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, soared to victory in the men's triple jump event. With a remarkable jump of 16.92 meters in the fourth round, Aboobacker secured the gold medal. His performance was particularly impressive, considering it was a season-best jump.

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Day 2 Results

Men: 400m: 1. Sato Kentaro (Jpn) 45.00s, 2. Fuga Sato (Jpn) 45.13, 3. Yousef Ahmed Masrahi (KSA) 45.19, 4. Muhammed Ajmal (Ind) 45.36, 6. Rajesh Ramesh (Ind) 45.67y.

1500m: 1. Ajay Kumar Saroj (Ind) 3:41.51s, 2. Yusuke Takahashi (Jpn) 3:42.04, 3. Liu Dezhu (Chn) 3:42.30, 11. Jinson Johnson (Ind) 3:46.91.

Triple jump: 1. Abdulla Aboobacker (Ind) 16.92m, 2. Hikaru Ikehata (Jpn) 16.73, 3. Kim Jangwoo (Kor) 16.59.

Hammer throw: 1. Qi Wang (Chn) 72.13m, 2. Sukhrob Khodjaev (Uzb) 71.83, 3. Shota Fukuda (Jpn) 71.80.

Decathlon: 1. Yuma Maruyama (Jpn) 7745 pts, 2. Suttisak Singkhon (Tha) 7626, 3. Tejaswin Shankar (Ind) 7527.

Women: 400m: 1. Nadeesha Ramanayaka (Sri) 52.61s, 2. Farida Solieva (Uzb) 52.95, 3. Aishwarya Mishra (Ind) 53.07.

10,000: 1. Haruka Kokai (Jpn) 32:59.36s, 2. Momoka Kawaguchi (Jpn) 33:18.72, 3. Bayartsogt Munkhzaya (Mgl) 33:24.79, 4. Sanjivani Jadhav (Ind) 34:04.47.

100m hurdles: 1. Jyothi Yarraji (Ind) 13.09s, 2. Asuka Terrada (Jpn) 13.13, 3. Masumi Aoki (Jpn) 13.26, 4. Nithya Ramaraj (Ind) 13.55.

High jump: 1. Kristina Ovchinnikova (Kaz) 1.86m, 2. Matvayeva (Kaz) 1.86, 3. Svetlana Radzivil (Uzb) 1.83, 7. Pooja (Ind) & Rubina Yadav (Ind) both 1.75.

Hammer throw: 1. Zhao Jie (Chn) 69.39m, 2. Joy Mcarthar (Jpn) 66.56, 3. Raika Murakami (Jpn) 64.17.