Jakarta: Long distance runner Sudha Singh of India Monday clinched the silver in women’s 3000m steeplechase event in the Asian Games here.
Sudha clocked 9:40.03 seconds to win her second Asian Games medal. Winfred Yavi of Bahrain took the gold in 9:36.52s, while Thi Oanh Nguyen of Vietnam bagged the bronze in 9:43.83s.
The 32-year-old Sudha won a gold medal when women’s 3000m steeplechase was introduced in the Asian Games in 2010. Sudha has a personal best of 9:26.55s, while her season’s best is 9:39.59s, which she came up with during the National Inter-State Championships in June.