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India win four gold in Asian Athletics GP

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Press Trust of India Bangkok

M R Poovama won women's 400m in 52.94 while Sajeesh Joseph came first in men's 800m in 1:47.78.

The men's 4X400m relay team of Joseph Abraham, Jitin Paul, Shake Mortaza and M P Kunhu won gold in 3:08.00 while their women counterparts of Saraswati Chand, Debashree Majumdar, Ratandeep Kaur and Poovama bagged the yellow metal in 3:38.76.

India also won a silver in women's high jump (Sahana Kumari), a bronze each in men's 4X100m relay, triple jump (by Renjith Maheswary) and women's 800m (by Sinimol Pualose), men's 800m (by Ghamanada Ram).

  

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First Published: May 08 2012 | 11:25 PM IST

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