In the women's javelin throw, Annu Rani wins gold, and in the men's triple jump, Praveen Chitravel takes home bronze
During the Tuesday final of the 2017 Hangzhou Asian Games, Indian women's javelin ace Annu Rani threw the finest throw of the season to win India's 15th gold medal. In order to win her nation its 15th gold medal at the present Asian Games, Annu reached 62.92 metres, which was her best throw of the season. After four tries, she made her greatest throw of the night. China's Huihui Lyu won the bronze medal with a throw of 61.29 metres, while Nadeesha Dilhan of Sri Lanka took second place with a throw of 61.57 metres, which was a personal best. Tuesday's men's 800m final saw Indian sprinter Mohammed Afsal Pulikkalath take home silver.Afsal had a chance to win gold but came in just a few places behind the winner. Essa Ali Kzwani of Saudi Arabia outran the Indian runner near the finish to win the gold medal.Afsal finished in 1:48.43 seconds to win the silver. The Saudi athlete won the competition with a time of 1:48.05s, beating him by 0.39 seconds.Husain Mohsin Husain of Oman, who finished in 1:48.51s, took home the bronze medal.The other Indian competitor, Krishan Kumar, was disqualified from the race due to shoving and obstruction.Parul Chaudhary, an Indian runner, won gold in the women's 5000-meter race to make history in the women's competition.After winning a silver medal in the women's 3000-meter steeplechase on Monday, Parul returned to the field to win the gold and became the first Indian to do so in the women's 5000-meter competition at the Asian Games. Parul won with a time of 15:14.75.At the Asian Games, Indian athlete Praveen Chitravel won bronze in the men's triple jump.Chitravel got off to a strong start, placing second with a leap of 16.68 metres. He maintained his consistency in the second leap, clearing 16.63 metres, but Zhu Yaming, the eventual gold medallist, sprinted past with a distance of 16.97 metres, dropping him to third place.During his third jump, Chitravel made a huge leap that made it look like he would pass the other competitors for second place, but it turned out to be a foul. He was able to jump 16.24 metres and 16.07 metres on his fourth and fifth tries, respectively, but his first jump was sufficient to earn him the bronze medal.Another Indian competitor, Aboobacker Abdulla, came in fourth with a distance of 16.62m, which he accomplished in his second jump.