Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live Highlights, Day 4: Murali Sreeshankar qualifies for 2024 Olympics

Asian Athletics Championships 2023

It's time to call it a day as India had another medal-laden day at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok. Murali Sreeshankar's Olympic qualifying jump grabbed the limelight while 400m mixed relay team added's India's sixth gold medal! There will be plenty of medals up for grab on the final day of the tournament as well with Jyothi Yarraji, women's and men's 400m relay teams in action. This is your host, Aditya K Halder wishing good night till then!

Best of @SreeshankarM at the #AsianAthleticsChampionships

In a gruelling Men's Long Jump Final, the #TOPSchemeAthlete took on 🇹🇼's Yu Tang Lin & gave a best jump of 8.37m

With this, he won🥈for 🇮🇳 & met the qualification mark for #ParisOlympics2023.

Heartiest congratulations! pic.twitter.com/j44eyj8bEn

— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 15, 2023

Asian Athletics Championships 2023: Medal Tally after Day 4 (Updated)

Medal Tally after Day 4

Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live updates: List of Medal winners after end of Day 4

A gold, three silver and a bronze medal on Day 4 for India

Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live updates: Day 4 ends!

As the Day 4 of the Asian Athletics Championships 2023, it's time to take a look at the medal tally as India had another rich medal day! But did India finally surpass China in the medals table? Stay tuned!

First medal for Indian heptathlon queen Swapna Barman in four years!

Swapna Barman ends her four-year international medal drought as she returns to the Asian stage as well. Her last medal in 2019 was also an Asian Championship silver medal as she lost to Ekaterina Voronina to the gold in Doha as well!

A crucial medal for 400m relay runners

Crucial gold medal for India 400m relay teams as the women's 400m and 100m relay team struggles amid doping suspensions. This is second medal for Aishwarya Mishra (in specs) at the Asian Athletics as she earlier won 400m bronze while Rajesh Ramesh finally tasted senior international success after missing out on medal in individual events. Season reviving result for Amoj Jacob as well, who had a quiet season before this!

Murali Sreeshankar with his first Asian Championship medal!

The medal was a long time coming for the long jumper as he missed the 2019 edition as a teenager following an injury. Murali Sreeshankar has been in top form this season with his fourth 8.25m-plus jump this season! With Asian Games and World Athletics Championships coming, including the Diamond Leagues, hopes are high for this youngster!

Sarvesh Kushare with his first international medal since 2019

Sarvesh Kushare wins the biggest medal of his career as this silver medal comes four years after he won the South Asian Games gold in Nepal. The four-time National Champion earlier finished sixth in the Asian Indoor Championship this season.

A look at Sarvesh Kushare's last effort for gold medal as he came agonisingly close!

Sarvesh Kushare has always been in the shadow of Tejaswin Shankar in the men's high jump but a quality effort in a big-ticket event means he will have further attention in the coming months, especially with Asian Games approaching! Medal cermonies are up next!

Anil Sarvesh Kushare win silver medal for India in the men’s high jump final of 25th Asian Athletics championships clearing height of 2.26m. He narrowly missed personal best height of 2.28m. Congratulations pic.twitter.com/1uZMAdgdNJ

— Rahul PAWAR ( राहुल पवार ) (@rahuldpawar) July 15, 2023

Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live updates: Heptathlon final standing

SILVER MEDAL- Swapna Barman 5840 points

Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live updates: Heptathlon 800m result

3. Swapna Barman 2.24.32 seconds (766 points) Heptathlon final standing is up next!

Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live updates: 4x400m mixed relay result

GOLD MEDAL- India 3:14.70 seconds

MEDAL ALERT! SILVER FOR SWAPNA BARMAN IN HEPTATHLON

Swapna Barman settled for a silver medal in the heptathlon as she finished third in the women's 800m behind leader Ekaterina Voronina, who clocked 2:15.68 seconds to take the first spot and the gold medal

GOLD MEDAL ALERT! India triumph mixed 4x400m relay

India have won the mixed 4x400m relay with Rajesh Ramesh, Amoj Jacob, Aishwarya Mishra and Subha Venkatesan. Subha Venkatesh ran the all-important final lap as she surpassed Japan's Nanako Matsumoto on the final stretch to win the gold medal at 3:14.70 seconds!

Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live updates: Men's high jump result

SILVER MEDAL: Sarvesh Kushare 2.26m; 7. Tejaswin Shankar 2.10m

Murali Sreeshankar qualfies for Paris Olympics 2024

That was some performance by the long jump star as he also breached the Olympics qualification standard as the qualification window opened at the start of this month. The qualification standard was set at 8.27m

Athletics, #AsianAthleticsChampionships: MURALI SREESHANKAR.. YOU BEAUTY.. ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCE BY THE INDIAN LONG JUMPER EVER! FIRST INDIAN FIELD EVENT ATHLETE TO QUALIFY FOR #Paris2024 WITH A HUMONGOUS LEAP OF 8.37M (-1.1 M/S)

SILVER 🥈 FOR HIM..

🥈🇮🇳❤️@SreeshankarM pic.twitter.com/olszXLWgOK

— Vishank Razdan (@VishankRazdan) July 15, 2023

Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live updates: Men's Long jump results

SILVER MEDAL: Murali Sreeshankar 8.37 metres

MEDAL ALERT! Murali Sreeshankar wins silver medal

Murali Sreeshankar eagerly waited for the measurement with a smile of joy on his face but it was below the 8.40 mark. However, that's his biggest jump ever at a big-ticket competition. Something that was often asked off in the past! Take a bow, champion!

BIG JUMP BY MURALI SREESHANKAR!

8.37m and the youngster shouts to the top of his voice to celebrate! That's his second biggest jump of the season behind his 8.41m from earlier in the season! The jump, however, didn't improve his spot as Murali Sreeshankar wins silver medal!

Jyothi Yarraji clocks personal best in 200m!

Jyothi Yarraji clocks a new personal best of 23.29 seconds to qualify for the women's 200m final! Her timing was also the fastest in the semifinal heats ahead of Japan's Remi Tsuruta (23.47 seconds). Result to follow soon!

Murali Sreeshankar loses men's long jump final lead!

Sreeshankar lost his lead in the men's long jump final as Taipei Lin Yu Tang sets the bar to world-class quality of 8.40m! The Indian, who has two attempts left, need to match his personal best effort to win the gold medal! Sreeshankar jump sequence so far: 8:10m, x, 8.12, 8.11

Sarvesh Kushare wins silver medal!

Sarvesh Kushare came close to clearing 2.28m but fouled his final attempt at the last moment to settle for silver medal in the men's high jump final. Korea's Sanghyeok already cleared the mark and has confirmed the gold medal as he targets 2.30m next!

Santhosh Kumar collects his first major medal!

Santhosh Kumar wins his first major medal in Asian Championships bronze. The 400m hurdler won medals in Turkey and Kazakhstan last season but none come closer to the stature and quality of this competition.

Sarvesh Kushare fouls two attempts for personal best of 2.28m

Sarvesh Kushare is going for his personal best mark of 2.28 metres but has fouled his first two attempts. He has one more opportunity to stay in the medal run.

Sarvesh Kushare confirms medal!

Sarvesh Kushare makes his season best of 2.26m and has now confirmed medal as only Korea's Woo Sangheoyk and Thailand's Tawan Kaeodam are the only three fighting for the gold medal!

Kumari Chanda and Lavika Sharma qualify for women's 800m final

Kumari Chanda (in photo) sets the fastest time in women's 800m heats at 2:04.55 seconds to qualify for the final. Lavika Sharma also made it in the second qualifier with a timing of 2.09.06 seconds. The results to follow soon!

Sarvesh Kushare clears 2.23m!

Sarvesh Kushare has cleared 2.23m and is now going for a season-best effort of 2.26m! His personal best is 2.27m from National Games last year! Five jumpers are in medal contention at the moment!

Asian Athletics Championships 2023 Live updates: Men's 800m heat results

Men's 800m heat results

Krishan Kumar & Mohammed Afsal qualify for men's 800m final

Krishan Kumar clocks the fastest during the men's 800m qualifying heats while Mohammed Afsal also made it to the final tomorrow as the second qualifier. Complete results to follow soon!

Murali Sreeshankar improves lead to 8.12m

Murali Sreeshankar improved his lead to 8.12m in his third attempt after fouling his second attempt. Chinese Taipei's Lin Yun Tang is second at 8.10m