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Indian Athletes Shine at Asian Games: Sreeshankar, Patturaj, Santhosh, Vithya, Anu Qualify for Finals
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News18•27-09-2026, 13:45
Indian Athletes Shine at Asian Games: Sreeshankar, Patturaj, Santhosh, Vithya, Anu Qualify for Finals
- •Murali Sreeshankar (7.84m) and David Patturaj Solomon (7.62m) advanced to the men's long jump final at the Asian Games.
- •Santhosh Tamilrasan qualified for the men's 400m hurdles final with a timing of 49.61 seconds.
- •Vithya Ramaraj (55.73s) and Anu Raghavan (55.84s) automatically qualified for the women's 400m hurdles final.
- •Tejaswin Shankar was in third place in the men's decathlon with 6571 points with two events remaining.
- •Manju Rani finished sixth in the women's 20km race walk final, while Priyanka was disqualified.
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Murali Sreeshankar and David Patturaj Solomon qualified for the men's long jump final at the Asian Games, with Sreeshankar finishing second in qualification with 7.84m and Patturaj placing seventh with 7.62m.
Both Indian women advanced automatically to the finals after finishing second in their respective heats, with Vithya Ramaraj clocking 55.73 seconds and Anu Raghavan timing 55.84 seconds.
Tejaswin Shankar was in third place with 6571 points in the men's decathlon with two events remaining.
