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Asian Athletics Championships: Parul Chaudhary Wins Her Second Medal With Silver In 5000m Race

♉ Ankita won the bronze in 16:03.3⛄3 as India secured two medals from the event.    

The 28-year-old 😼Chaudhary holds the 5000m national record of 15:10.35.
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Ace Indian long-distance runner Parul Chaudhary on Sunday won her second medal of the Asওian Athletics Championships with a silver in 5000m on the final day of competitions here.

Chaudhary, who had won gold in 3000m steeplechase on Friday, clocked 15 minutes 52.35 seconds to finish second behind Yuma Yamamoto (15:51.16) of Japan in the 5000m✤ final. 

The 28-year-old Chaudhary holds the 5🃏000m nationa♐l record of 15:10.35.

Ankita w📖on the bronze in 16:03.33 as India secured two medals from the event.    

Earlier, Kishan Kumar and KM Chanda ran their personal best times to win a silver medal each in the men's and women's 800m race respec▨tively.

Kumar clocked 1 minute 45.88 seconds to finish second behin✃d Abubaker H Abdalla (1:45.53) of Qatar, while Chanda crossed the finish line of the two-lap race in 𒅌2:01.58 behind MK Dissanayaka (2:00.66) of Sri Lanka.

Kumar's earlier personal best was 1:46.17, while Chanda equalled her earlier lifetime best oౠf 2:01.58.