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The evergreen Seema Punia added yet another medal to her Asian Games tally, as she clinched bronze in the Women's Discus Throw event in Hangzhou on Sunday with a best attempt of 58.62m.
https://twitter.com/Media_SAI/status/1708469785510793392 Her season-best 58.62m throw earned her bronze, with China's Feng Bin (67.93m) and Jiang Zhichao (61.04m) winning gold and silver, respectively. The unstoppable athletic contingent gave India several back-to-back medals on a Sunday, that turned out to be a happy-hunting day for the country's athletes. The 40-year-old is a two-time Asian Games medalist, having won gold in Incheon in 2014 and bronze in Jakarta in 2018. Punia has also won four Commonwealth Games medals. The seasoned discus thrower recorded a season-best throw of 58.62m, taking India's medal tally past 50. Punias fourth attempt proved to be her best one with a 58.62m throw as she won a bronze medal in the womens discus throw event with a season's best effort. (ANI)
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