Asian Games 2018: Dharun Ayyasamy clinches silver in Men’s 400 Mts Hurdles

Jakarta, Aug 27 (UNI) Indian athlete Dharun Ayyasamy clinched silver in the Men’s 400m Hurdles at the Asian Games here on Monday.

Dharun clocked 48.96 seconds settling with silver while Abderrahman Samba of Qatar bagged gold finishing with 47.66 seconds and bronze went to Japan’s Abe Takatoshi clocking 49.12 seconds.

In 2018, Commonwealth Games Dharun was out of the competition during heats, but in the Asian Games he clocked his personal best and bagged his first medal at the multi-sporting event.