Manju Rani, Ram Baboo win bronze in 35km Race Walk Mixed Team

HANGZHOU: Manju Rani and Ram Baboo came up with good timings to help India clinch a bronze medal in the 35km Race Walk Mixed Team event at the 19th Asian Games here on Wednesday, talking India’s tally to 70 medals and equalling the highest-ever haul in the mega event. Ram Baboo completed the 2 hours 42:11 minutes while Manju Rani needed 3 hours and 09:03 minutes to complete the race. India finished third with a combined timing of 5:51:14, trailing eventual winners China by 34:33 minutes.

The bronze medal took the Indian tally to 70-equalling its best-ever haul of 70 medals won in the previous edition in Indonesia held in 2018.

China won the gold with a timing of 5:16:41 and set a new Asian Games record in the process while Japan took silver in 5:22:11. IANS

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