Friday, November 26, 2010

Asian Games athletics: Tintu Luka wins bronze in women’s 800 metres

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Tintu-LukaIndia’s Tintu Luka won the bronze medal in the women’s 800 metres event of the track and field competitions at the Asian Games here Thursday.
Tintu, who had a disappointing finish in the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, led the pack right from the start, but couldn’t keep pace in the last 50 metres and finished third with a timing of 2:01.36 seconds.
The gold went to Kazhakstan’s Margarita Matsko with her personal best timing of 2:00.29 secs while Chinese Truong Thanh Hang with a timing of 2:00.91 secs grabbed the silver.
Tintu’s compatriot Sinimole Paulose finished seventh in 2:06.95 secs.
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