HANGZHOU: India's Harmilan Bains produced a fine run to clinch a silver in the women's 800m race, her second medal in this Asian Games here on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old from Punjab clocked an impressive timing of 2:03.75 to bag the silver in a highly competitive race.
The gold went to Sri Lanka's Tharushi Dissanayaka, who touched the tape at a time of 2:03.20. The bronze went to China's Chunyu Wang, who finished with a timing of 2.03:90.
Bains had earlier won a silver in the women's 1500m race in this edition of the Games.
Another Indian runner in the 800m, Chanda finished at the seventh place with a timing of 2:05.69.
Harmilan's mother Madhuri Saxena is also a 2002 Asian Games silver medallist in 800m while her father Amandeep Bains is a South Asian Games medallist in 1500m.
DOUBLE DELIGHT BY HARMILAN!! Incredible effort by @HarmilanBains in clinching her 2nd silver medal at the #AsianGames2022, this time in the Women's 800m event Harmilan's journey has been a testament to her dreams and hard work. You Go Girl!!#BharatAtAG22 pic.twitter.com/pOwFMP1iFF
— Sattimsetti Sagar (@Saga3915) October 4, 2023
