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Asian Athletics Championships: Swapna Burman, Neeraj Chopra golds help India top medal tally on final day

India emerged on top of the medal tally at the Asian Athletics Championships with 29 medals including 12 golds, 5 silvers and 12 bronze medals.

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[caption id="attachment_3794743" align="alignnone" width="940"]Bhubaneshwar : India's G Lskshmanan (R) and Gopi Thonakal after winning Gold and Silver respectively in Men's 10000 mtr event at Asian Athletics meet at Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneswar on Sunday. PTI Photo (PTI7_9_2017_000179B) G Lakshmanan (R) and Gopi Thonakal after winning Gold and Silver respectively in Men's 10,000 mtr event. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_3794735" align="alignnone" width="940"]India's G. Lakshmanan (L) and Gopi Thonakal celebrate after winning gold and silver respectively in the men's 10,000m on the final day of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on July 9, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR G Lakshmanan (L) and Gopi Thonakal celebrate after winning gold and silver respectively in the men's 10,000m. AFP[/caption][caption id="attachment_3794737" align="alignnone" width="940"]India's Neeraj Chopra competes during the javelin throw during the final day of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships on July 9, 2017 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. / AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR Neeraj Chopra won Gold in the javelin throw event. AFP[/caption][caption id="attachment_3794739" align="alignnone" width="940"]India's Neeraj Chopra (L) and Davinder Singh Kang celebrate after placing first and third, respectively, in the javelin throw event during the final day of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships on July 9, 2017 at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar. / AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR Neeraj Chopra (L) and Davinder Singh Kang celebrate after placing first and third, respectively, in the javelin throw event. AFP[/caption][caption id="attachment_3794741" align="alignnone" width="940"]Bhubaneshwar : India's Swapna Burman collapses after winning the gold in the women's Heptathlon at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha on Sunday. PTI Photo by Shirish Shete (PTI7_9_2017_000168B) *** Local Caption *** India's Swapna Burman collapses after winning the gold in the women's Heptathlon. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_3794745" align="alignnone" width="940"]Bhubaneshwar : Athletes change batons during the Women's 4X400 final race at the Asian athletics Championships at the Kalinga stadium in Bhubaneshwar on Sunday. India won the gold in this event. PTI Photo by Shirish Shete(PTI7_9_2017_000200B) India won gold in the women's 4X400 final race. PTI[/caption][caption id="attachment_3794733" align="alignnone" width="940"]Indian runner Archana Adhav celebrates after winning gold in the women's 800m on the final day of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar on July 9, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Dibyangshu SARKAR Archana Adhav celebrates after winning gold in the women's 800m. However, she was disqualified for pushinh an opponent during the race.  AFP[/caption]

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First Published:Jul 09, 2017, 23:29:55 IST
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