Asiad 2018: Sprinters Dutee, Hima enter 200m semis
Tuesday - August 28, 2018 8:56 am ,
Category : SPORTS
Asiad 2018: Sprinters Dutee, Hima enter 200m semis
Jakarta Aug 28 (IANS) Indian athletes Dutee Chand and Hima Das qualified for the women s 200 metres semi-finals at the 18th Asian Games here on Tuesday.
Dutee won Heat 4 with a time of 23.37 seconds which earned her a direct spot in the semi-finals.
She was second in the overall standings at the end of the first round behind Nigina Sharipova of Uzbekistan who won Heat 3 with a personal best time of 23.31.
Hima clocked 23.47 to finish fourth in Heat 2 just 200th of a second short of a direct semis berth as Marie Knot of the Philippines took the third spot with 23.45.
But the sprinter from Assam earned a berth the semi-finals as one of the fastest losers in the heats as she was seventh in the overall standings.
--IANS ajb/ksk
Dutee won Heat 4 with a time of 23.37 seconds which earned her a direct spot in the semi-finals.
She was second in the overall standings at the end of the first round behind Nigina Sharipova of Uzbekistan who won Heat 3 with a personal best time of 23.31.
Hima clocked 23.47 to finish fourth in Heat 2 just 200th of a second short of a direct semis berth as Marie Knot of the Philippines took the third spot with 23.45.
But the sprinter from Assam earned a berth the semi-finals as one of the fastest losers in the heats as she was seventh in the overall standings.
--IANS ajb/ksk
