<p>National record holder Vikas Gowda finished a creditable sixth in men’s discus throw in the first leg of the Samsung Diamond League series here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Gowda, who has already qualified for the London Olympics, came up with a decent effort of 64.10 metres which was though below her personal best. <br /><br />Gowda fouled the first throw and followed it up with efforts of 60.07, 64.10 and 60.32.<br />The United States-based Indian had recently come up with an impressive throw of 66.28m in a meet at Norman, Oklahoma to top the world list for a brief period. <br /><br />His sixth-place finish here in the prestigious IAAF event is though creditable considering that the 11-man field has some top discus throwers of the world. <br /><br />Beijing Olympics silver medallist Malachowski Piotr of Poland won the event with a throw of 67.53m while reigning Asian champion Ehsan Hadadi of Iran and Zoltan Kovago of Hungary bagged the silver and bronze respectively with efforts of 66.32m and 65.77m. <br /><br />The other Indian in fray here, Tintu Luka, finished eighth in the women’s 800M won by Kenyan Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo in a world leading time of 1:56.94. Tintu, running her first race of the season, timed 2:01.09. <br /><br />Ethiopia’s Fantu Manedo Magiso set a national record of 1:57.90 for the silver, ahead of former world champion Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya (1:58.50).</p>
<p>National record holder Vikas Gowda finished a creditable sixth in men’s discus throw in the first leg of the Samsung Diamond League series here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Gowda, who has already qualified for the London Olympics, came up with a decent effort of 64.10 metres which was though below her personal best. <br /><br />Gowda fouled the first throw and followed it up with efforts of 60.07, 64.10 and 60.32.<br />The United States-based Indian had recently come up with an impressive throw of 66.28m in a meet at Norman, Oklahoma to top the world list for a brief period. <br /><br />His sixth-place finish here in the prestigious IAAF event is though creditable considering that the 11-man field has some top discus throwers of the world. <br /><br />Beijing Olympics silver medallist Malachowski Piotr of Poland won the event with a throw of 67.53m while reigning Asian champion Ehsan Hadadi of Iran and Zoltan Kovago of Hungary bagged the silver and bronze respectively with efforts of 66.32m and 65.77m. <br /><br />The other Indian in fray here, Tintu Luka, finished eighth in the women’s 800M won by Kenyan Olympic champion Pamela Jelimo in a world leading time of 1:56.94. Tintu, running her first race of the season, timed 2:01.09. <br /><br />Ethiopia’s Fantu Manedo Magiso set a national record of 1:57.90 for the silver, ahead of former world champion Janeth Jepkosgei of Kenya (1:58.50).</p>