India’s discus thrower Vikas Gowda and woman steeplechaser Lalita Babar have won gold medals at the 21st Asian Athletics Championships in China. Gowda achieved a distance of 62.03 meters to bag the second consecutive gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships. Lalita Babar topped the women’s 3,000 metres steeplechase in 9:34.13 minutes, a competition record. G Lakshmanan completed the 10,000 metres race in 29:42.81 minutes and won Silver medal.

Tidbits

• The venue for 2015 Asian Athletic Championship is Wuhan, China.
• India hosted the 2013 Asian Athletic Championship in Pune.
• The Asian Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Asian Athletics Association.
• Vikas Gowda won his first gold medal in Asian Championships in 2013 in Pune.
• Gowda clinched the Gold for India in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, held in Glasgow, Scotland.