Asian Games: Lakshmanan Govindan wins bronze in men\'s 10,000m final

<p>Jakarta [Indonesia], August 26 (ANI): Indian sprinter Lakshmanan Govindan on Sunday bagged a bronze medal in Men\'s 10,000m Athletics event at the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games. The 28-year-old finished third on the podium with a timing of 29:44:91.</p><p>The top two positions in the event were claimed by Bahraini athletes Hassan Chani (Gold) and Abraham Cheroben (Silver) with a clock timing of 28:35:54 and 29:00:29, respectively.</p><p>Earlier, Hima Das and Muhammed Anas clinched silver medal in their respective categories of 400m racing event.</p><p>In hockey, Indian men\'s team defeated Korea 5-3 in the group A match to advance further in the event.</p><p>In long jump, India\'s Sreeshankar finished sixth in Men\'s event with a mark of 7.95.</p><p>India\'s total medal tally at the prestigious tournament now stands at 34 with seven gold, nine silver and eighteen bronze. (ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>

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