The successor to pioneers such as Manju Bala, who won India’s first Asian Games hammer medal, a bronze with 60.47m at Incheon in 2014 wants to change the colour of the medal. LUCKNOW: Teenager Anushka Yadav has emerged as India’s brightest hope in women’s hammer throw as the Asian Games in Japan approach.
Two-time Asian Championship relay gold medallist and local athlete Rupal Chaudhary, on an injury comeback, finished second in the women’s 400m clocking 54.89 secs. Priya Mohan won at 54.21 secs.
Because of my father and I want to win a medal at the Asian Games for him, “Whatever I am today is. “Still, I am very satisfied with my performance. I am aiming for a podium finish at the Asian Games. I also want to cross 70m in the near future. “I have just two wishes. “Things didn’t go my way.
“I wanted to better my record, but it was slippery due to rain,” she said after the win on Wednesday. First is to fulfill the dream of my father to win laurels for India at the world stage, and the second one is to make hammer throw as popular as javelin after Neeraj Chopra’s success,” she said. I’m not happy with my performance, but I am satisfied that at least there is a restart in my career,” Rupal said.
