Indian sprinter Parul Chaudhary created history by clinching gold in the womens 5000m race to become the third Indian track and field athlete to do so, in ongoing Asian Games 2023. She has already bagged a silver medal in the womens 3000m steeplechase, yesterday.Parul Chaudhary started the 5000m final with a cautioned beginning staying at the back of the lead pack. Eventually, the race came down at the end to the top two Ririka Hironaka of Japan and Parul trailing behind her. As they rounded the final bend, it seemed Ririka Hironka had enough of a lead to win gold, but Parul Chaudhary produced a stunning sprint with about 30 meters left, overtaking her opponent within a few meters before the finishing line, and claimed the gold medal.Hangzhou Asian Games: Indias Parul Chaudhary wins gold medal in Womens 5000-metre racePhoto source: Athletics Federation of India (AFI) pic.twitter.com/oxyHWYM2qN— ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2023 Parul Chaudhary had a timing of 15:14.75, as Hironaka managed 15:15.34 and Caroline Chepkoech finished with a timing of 15:23.12 to grab bronze.𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐮𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃 in Womens 5000m at #HangzhouAsianGames with a thrilling last-gasp push 🤯🙌 The #TeamIndia athlete overtook 🇯🇵s Ririka Horonaka in the final few seconds to secure 🔝 spot 🤩 #AsianGames2023 #Athletics #Cheer4India #SonyLIV pic.twitter.com/WKqFT39d5j— Sony LIV (@SonyLIV) October 3, 2023 Vithya Ramraj wins 400m hurdles bronzeEarlier in the day, Indias Vithya Ramraj won a bronze medal in the 400m hurdles after clocking 55.68 seconds at the 19th Asian Games on Tuesday. Ramraj equalled the legendary PT Ushas 39-year-old national record of 55.42 seconds in the 400m hurdles heat.This is Ramrajs second medal in the Asian Games as she won a silver in the 4x400m relay mixed event along with Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi, Rajesh Ramesh, and Subha Venkatesant.Indias Vithya Ramraj wins 🥉 in the womens 400m hurdles with a timing of 55.68 seconds at the 19th Asian Games. #AsianGames | #IndiaAtAsianGames | #RoadToParis2024 pic.twitter.com/68TyP9iZDb— Olympic Khel (@OlympicKhel) October 3, 2023 Oluwakemi Mujidat of Bahrain won the gold, breaking the Games Record of 55.09, while Chinas Mo Jiadie won silver with a seasons best of 55.01 in 400m hurdles.In the mens 400m hurdles, Yashas Palaksha ( 49.39s) and Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan (49.41s) failed to secure a position on podium and finished fifth and sixth, respectively
