Asian Games 2014: Indian athlete Sahana Kumari 8th in women’s high jump

Incheon: Oct 2, 2014

Indian athlete Sahana Kumari finished eighth among 10 participants in the women’s high jump final at the 17th Asian Games on Thursday. National record holder Sahana managed a highest jump of 1.80 metres, well below her personal best of 1.92m, to finish towards the bottom of the standings at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.

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Uzbekistan’s Svetlana Radzivil won the gold with a jump of 1.94m while China’s Xingjuan Zheng claimed silver with her season’s best jump of 1.92m. Uzbekistan’s Nadiya Dusanova took home the bronze with a best leap of 1.89m. Earlier the Indian men’s hockey won the gold after a penalty shootout against Pakistan.

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