Jinson Johnson claims golden treble in Asian GP
Jinson Johnson completed his golden hat-trick as he had bagged the yellow metal in the first
Chanthaburi (Thailand): Star shot putter Inderjeet Singh and half-miler Jinson Johnson clinched their third gold in a row as Indians bagged eight medals at the third and final leg of Asian Athletics Grand Prix Series here on Monday.
Javeline thrower Devinder Singh added another gold as the Indians also won four silver and one bronze at the Chanthaburi Province Stadium. With Sunday’s gold, both Inderjeet and Johnson completed their golden hat-trick as they had bagged the yellow metal in their respective events in the first and second legs of the series held in Bangkok (June 22) and Pathumthani (June 25).
Johnson led men’s 800m final all through with a timing of 1:50.56 while Inderjeet produced a best effort of 19.83m to take the top honours. Devinder justified his selection with a gold-medal winning throw of 76.61m in men’s javeline.
Long jumper Ankit Sharma also completed a hat-trick of silver medals in the GP Series with a best effort of 7.87m in the third leg on Sunday. Arokia Rajiv and M.R. Poovamma bagged a silver each in men’s and women’s 400m race.