Asiad 2018: Dutee storms into 200m final; heartbreak for Hima (Lead)
Tuesday - August 28, 2018 6:58 pm ,
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Asiad 2018: Dutee storms into 200m final; heartbreak for Hima (Lead)
Jakarta Aug 28 (IANS) Star Indian athlete Dutee Chand stormed into the women s 200 metres final after topping the semi-finals at the Asian Games here on Tuesday.
But there was disappointment for India in the other semi-final as rising star Hima Das was disqualified following a false start.
Dutee emerged on top of the overall table after clocking 23 seconds followed by Bahrain s Edidiong Odiong with a timing of 23.01. China s Lingwei Kong finished third after clocking her personal best of 23.32 seconds.
In the other semi-final that witnessed two false starts teenaged Hima got a red card and was forced to leave her blocks before Hajar Alkhaldi of Bahrain also met similar fate.
Earlier 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 in the semi-finals as one of the fastest losers in the heats as she was seventh in the overall standings.
Dutee on the other hand 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.
--IANS tri/sed
But there was disappointment for India in the other semi-final as rising star Hima Das was disqualified following a false start.
Dutee emerged on top of the overall table after clocking 23 seconds followed by Bahrain s Edidiong Odiong with a timing of 23.01. China s Lingwei Kong finished third after clocking her personal best of 23.32 seconds.
In the other semi-final that witnessed two false starts teenaged Hima got a red card and was forced to leave her blocks before Hajar Alkhaldi of Bahrain also met similar fate.
Earlier 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 in the semi-finals as one of the fastest losers in the heats as she was seventh in the overall standings.
Dutee on the other hand 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.
--IANS tri/sed
