Big blow for India! Sable misses out on medal, finishes fourth in steeplechase
Avinash Sable secured fourth place in the men's 3000m steeplechase, just shy of a medal with a season-best finish of 8:21.67. In a brighter moment for India, Vithya Ramraj clinched a bronze in the women's 400m hurdles, achieving a personal best of 54.75 seconds. Meanwhile, Seema Kaliramna came close in the women’s discus throw, missing the podium with her throw of 59.88m.
In a surprising turn of events at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, India's 25m pistol team was left heartbroken after a rare miss by veteran shooter Rahi Sarnobat cost them a potential medal. The team, comprising Esha Singh, Manu Bhaker, and Sarnobat, finished a disappointing fifth, missing out on the medal positions. Sarnobat's score in the fourth series of the team event was a zero, proving to be the decisive factor in their downfall.
This unprecedented incident left Sarnobat baffled, as she had never experienced such a mishap in her career. Despite Esha Singh's silver medal in the individual event, the team's medal hopes were shattered by this inexplicable mistake.
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