June 5, 2015 8:28 AM

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Poovamma, Joseph win silver medals in Asian Athletics C'ships

India added four medals — 2 Silver and 2 Bronze — to their kitty on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships at Wuhan, China yesterday. Quarter-miler Machettira Raju Poovamma and heptathlete Liksy Joseph won a silver each. Poovamma clocked 53.07 seconds in women's 400 metres finals to finish second behind China's Yang Huizhen. In heptathlon, Joseph, who was trailing at sixth place, won the Silver with a personal best of 5,554 points. Teammate and former Asian junior champion Purnima Hembram got the bronze with 5,511 points. G. Lakshmanan, employed with Indian Army, also secured a Bronze in Men's 5,000 metre race. India's medal tally is now — 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. On the opening day of the Championships, Inderjeet Singh had bagged a gold in Shot put to open the country's medal account.

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