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AAC17: Murmur enters 400mt hurdles final, Dutee reaches 100mt sprint final

The host nation India bagged a total of 11 medals including two golds, one silver and a bronze on the 2nd day today to sit atop the medal tally in the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships held at Kalinga Stadium in Odisha capital Bhubaneswar. Ace sprinter Nirmala won gold in women's 400 metres, while G Mathew added a bronze to the same event. In men's 400 metres, Mohammad Anas gave India the forth gold, while Arokia Rajiv won silver in the same event.Indian athletes Jauna Murmu and Dutee Chand reached the final of women 400 metres hurdles and 100 metres sprint. Murmu qualified for the final round by finishing second in Heat 2 of women 400 metres hurdles. The third spot was grabbed by India's Anu R. The heat was topped by Nguyen Thi of Vietnam.In the women's 100 metres sprint event, ace Odisha sprinter Dutee Chand stormed into the final round by finishing second in heat 2 of the semi-final stage. The sprint queen clocked a timing of 11.56 seconds. The final match of the both events is scheduled to be held tomorrow evening. In semi-final of the men 100 metres sprint event, Amiya Kumar Mallick was disqualified due to a false start in heat 3 of the semi-final round.The Asian Championships winner gets automatic berth for the World Championships to be held in London next month.

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