India's Mayookha Johny bagged a Silver medal in Women's Triple Jump yesterday on the second day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha. Mayookha came up with an effort of 14 metres to finish second behind Olympian Olga Rypakova of Kazakhstan who cleared a distance of 14.32 metres. Another Kazakh, Irina Ektova took the Bronze.This was Mayookha's second medal of the Championships. She had, earlier, won a Gold in Long Jump.Sugandha Kumari brought the third medal for India as she won a Bronze in the Women's 1,500 metres race.Meanwhile, India's multi-event specialist Swapna Barman, who originally finished second in Pentathlon, has been disqualified following a protest lodged by Iranian team. After an overnight debate, the Jury of Appeal upheld the protest of Iran citing lane infringement by the Indian athlete in 800 metres, the fifth and last event of the Pentathlon.
News On AIR | February 21, 2016 7:31 AM
Asian Indoor Athletics Championships: India's Mayookha bags Silver medal in Women's Triple Jump <br/>