<p>Surendra, who won gold in 3000M in Suzhou and in 5000M in Kunshan, clocked 8:07.22 to corner with glory by remaining unbeaten in the three legs. He was richer by $4,500 for winning three golds in the series, each victory giving him $1,500.<br /><br />Indians swept the event with Ravinder Singh (8:07.91) and Sandeep Kumar (8:08.37) winning silver and bronze respectively, while Elam Singh (8:12.03) and Kashinath Aswale (8:13.79) were fourth and fifth respectively.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Bibin bagged the second gold for India by winning the men’s 400 in 46.76, upsetting Chinese Liu Xiaosheng, who took the silver in a photo finish after both were credited with the same time. Another Indian, Shake Mortaza, took the bronze in 47.42.<br />Overall, India won two gold, four silver and seven bronze medals, though no one attained the qualifying standards for the Berlin World Athletics Championships from August 15-23.<br /><br />In women’s discus, Krishna Poonia (57.53M) and Seema Antil (56.88M) won their third successive silver and bronze respectively. <br /><br />In men’s shot put, Om Prakash, who won gold in the second leg at Kunshan, finished second with a below-par 18.54M effort, behind Chang Ming-Huang (19.11M) of Taipei.<br />The men’s 4x400M relay quartet of Vinay Chowdhary, VB Bineesh, Mortaja and Bibin added another silver, clocking 3:13.49. The other bronze winners were Hari Shankar Roy (2.20M) in men’s high jump, Anil Singh in men’s javelin with an effort of 71.82M, Prakash Verma in men’s 800 in 1:51.55 and the men’s 4x100M relay quartet in 39.68s.<br /><br />Results: Men: 100M: Su Bingtian (China) 10.52 seconds, 1; Tsui Chiho (Hong Kong) 10.55, 2; Abepityage Shehan Sadaruwan (Sri Lanka) 10.59, 3. Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (India) 10.78, 6. <br /><br />400M: Bibin Mathew (India) 46.76 seconds, 1; Liu Xiaosheng (China) 46.76, 2; S K Mortaza (India) 47.42, 3. V B Bineesh (India) 47.65, 4.<br />800M: Al Azemi Mohammed (Kuwait) 1:51.23, 1; Li Xiangyu (China) 1:51.44, 2; Prakash Verma (India) 1:51.55, 3; R Rajeev (India) 1:51.75, 4.<br />3000M: Surender Singh (India) 8:07.22, 1; Ravinder Singh (India) 8:07.91, 2; Sandeep Kumar (India) 8:08.37, 3.<br />110M hurdles: Xie Wenjun (China) 13.63 seconds, 1; Shi Dongpeng (China) 13.69, 2; Park Tae-Kyung (Korea) 13.97, 3. Krishna Mohan (India) 14.33, 5.<br />High jump: Sergey Zassimovic (Kazakhstan) 2.28 metres, 1; Lee Hup Wei (Malaysia) 2.24, 2; Hari Shankar Roy (India) 2.20, 3. Jithin Thomas (India) 2.15, 4.<br />Triple jump: Kim Deok Hyun (South Korea) 16.97 metres, 1; Yevgeniy Ektov (Kazakhstan) 16.42, 2; Roman Valiyev (Kazkahstan) 16.41, 3.<br /><br />Shot put: Chang Ming Huang (Taipei) 19.11 metres,m 1; Om Prakash (India) 18.54, 2; Kamulya Grigoriy (Uzbekistan) 18.51, 3.<br />Javelin: Park Jee-Myung (Korea) 74.45 metres, 1; Chen Qi (China) 73.10, 2; Anil Singh (INdia) 71.82, 3. Rohit Kumar (India) 64.81, 6.<br />4x100M relay: Thailand 39.48 seconds, 1; China 39.67, 2; India (Ritesh Anand, S Arunjith, Shameermon, Qureshi) 39.68, 3.<br />Women: 100M: Guzel Khubbieva (Uzbekistan) 11.39 seconds, 1; Tao Yujia (China) 11.55, 2; Sanrat Nongnuch (Thailand) 11.68, 3. H M Jyothi (India) 11.99, 5.<br />400M: Hung Xiaoxiao (China) 53.25 seconds, 1; Marina Maslyonko (Kazakhstan) 53.46, 2; Chandrika S Rasnayka (Sri Lanka) 53.93, 3. K Sowjanya (India) 55.93, 4; K Mridula (India) 57.21, 6.<br />800M: Margarita Matsko (Kazakhstan) 2:02.93, 1; Trung Thank Hang (Vietnam) 2:03.88, 2; Viktoriya Yalovsteva (Kazakhstan) 2:04.63, 3. Sushma Devi (India) 2:05.20, 4.<br />100M hurdles: Natalya Ivoninskaya (Kazakhstan) 13.31 seconds, 1; Erawati Dedeh (Indonesia) 13.37, 2; Anasstasiya Soprunova (Kazakhstan) 13.49, 3.Susmita Singha Roy (INdia) 15.61, 7.<br /><br />High jump: Zheng Xingjuan (China) 1.91 metres, 1; Svetalan Radzivil (Usbekistan) 1.88, 2; Noengruthai Chaipech (Thailand) 1.88, 3. Sahana Kumari (India) 1.80, 7.<br /><br />Triple jump: Xie Limei (China) 14.25 metres, 1; Thitima Muangjian (Thailand) 13.48, 2; Aleksandra Kotlyarova (Uzbekistan) 13.41, 3. Prajusha M A (India) 13.09, 6. Gayathri G (India) 12.52, 7.<br /><br />Discus throw: Song Aimin (China) 62.91 metres, 1; Krishna Poonia (India) 57.53, 2; Seema Antil (India) 56.88, 3. Harwant Kaur (India) 51.58, 5.<br /><br />4x100M relay: Thailand 44.05 seconds, 1; China 44.80, 2; Hong Kong 45.83, 3. India (Gayathri, Nidhi, Sowjanya, Jyothi) 46.54, 4.</p>
<p>Surendra, who won gold in 3000M in Suzhou and in 5000M in Kunshan, clocked 8:07.22 to corner with glory by remaining unbeaten in the three legs. He was richer by $4,500 for winning three golds in the series, each victory giving him $1,500.<br /><br />Indians swept the event with Ravinder Singh (8:07.91) and Sandeep Kumar (8:08.37) winning silver and bronze respectively, while Elam Singh (8:12.03) and Kashinath Aswale (8:13.79) were fourth and fifth respectively.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Bibin bagged the second gold for India by winning the men’s 400 in 46.76, upsetting Chinese Liu Xiaosheng, who took the silver in a photo finish after both were credited with the same time. Another Indian, Shake Mortaza, took the bronze in 47.42.<br />Overall, India won two gold, four silver and seven bronze medals, though no one attained the qualifying standards for the Berlin World Athletics Championships from August 15-23.<br /><br />In women’s discus, Krishna Poonia (57.53M) and Seema Antil (56.88M) won their third successive silver and bronze respectively. <br /><br />In men’s shot put, Om Prakash, who won gold in the second leg at Kunshan, finished second with a below-par 18.54M effort, behind Chang Ming-Huang (19.11M) of Taipei.<br />The men’s 4x400M relay quartet of Vinay Chowdhary, VB Bineesh, Mortaja and Bibin added another silver, clocking 3:13.49. The other bronze winners were Hari Shankar Roy (2.20M) in men’s high jump, Anil Singh in men’s javelin with an effort of 71.82M, Prakash Verma in men’s 800 in 1:51.55 and the men’s 4x100M relay quartet in 39.68s.<br /><br />Results: Men: 100M: Su Bingtian (China) 10.52 seconds, 1; Tsui Chiho (Hong Kong) 10.55, 2; Abepityage Shehan Sadaruwan (Sri Lanka) 10.59, 3. Abdul Najeeb Qureshi (India) 10.78, 6. <br /><br />400M: Bibin Mathew (India) 46.76 seconds, 1; Liu Xiaosheng (China) 46.76, 2; S K Mortaza (India) 47.42, 3. V B Bineesh (India) 47.65, 4.<br />800M: Al Azemi Mohammed (Kuwait) 1:51.23, 1; Li Xiangyu (China) 1:51.44, 2; Prakash Verma (India) 1:51.55, 3; R Rajeev (India) 1:51.75, 4.<br />3000M: Surender Singh (India) 8:07.22, 1; Ravinder Singh (India) 8:07.91, 2; Sandeep Kumar (India) 8:08.37, 3.<br />110M hurdles: Xie Wenjun (China) 13.63 seconds, 1; Shi Dongpeng (China) 13.69, 2; Park Tae-Kyung (Korea) 13.97, 3. Krishna Mohan (India) 14.33, 5.<br />High jump: Sergey Zassimovic (Kazakhstan) 2.28 metres, 1; Lee Hup Wei (Malaysia) 2.24, 2; Hari Shankar Roy (India) 2.20, 3. Jithin Thomas (India) 2.15, 4.<br />Triple jump: Kim Deok Hyun (South Korea) 16.97 metres, 1; Yevgeniy Ektov (Kazakhstan) 16.42, 2; Roman Valiyev (Kazkahstan) 16.41, 3.<br /><br />Shot put: Chang Ming Huang (Taipei) 19.11 metres,m 1; Om Prakash (India) 18.54, 2; Kamulya Grigoriy (Uzbekistan) 18.51, 3.<br />Javelin: Park Jee-Myung (Korea) 74.45 metres, 1; Chen Qi (China) 73.10, 2; Anil Singh (INdia) 71.82, 3. Rohit Kumar (India) 64.81, 6.<br />4x100M relay: Thailand 39.48 seconds, 1; China 39.67, 2; India (Ritesh Anand, S Arunjith, Shameermon, Qureshi) 39.68, 3.<br />Women: 100M: Guzel Khubbieva (Uzbekistan) 11.39 seconds, 1; Tao Yujia (China) 11.55, 2; Sanrat Nongnuch (Thailand) 11.68, 3. H M Jyothi (India) 11.99, 5.<br />400M: Hung Xiaoxiao (China) 53.25 seconds, 1; Marina Maslyonko (Kazakhstan) 53.46, 2; Chandrika S Rasnayka (Sri Lanka) 53.93, 3. K Sowjanya (India) 55.93, 4; K Mridula (India) 57.21, 6.<br />800M: Margarita Matsko (Kazakhstan) 2:02.93, 1; Trung Thank Hang (Vietnam) 2:03.88, 2; Viktoriya Yalovsteva (Kazakhstan) 2:04.63, 3. Sushma Devi (India) 2:05.20, 4.<br />100M hurdles: Natalya Ivoninskaya (Kazakhstan) 13.31 seconds, 1; Erawati Dedeh (Indonesia) 13.37, 2; Anasstasiya Soprunova (Kazakhstan) 13.49, 3.Susmita Singha Roy (INdia) 15.61, 7.<br /><br />High jump: Zheng Xingjuan (China) 1.91 metres, 1; Svetalan Radzivil (Usbekistan) 1.88, 2; Noengruthai Chaipech (Thailand) 1.88, 3. Sahana Kumari (India) 1.80, 7.<br /><br />Triple jump: Xie Limei (China) 14.25 metres, 1; Thitima Muangjian (Thailand) 13.48, 2; Aleksandra Kotlyarova (Uzbekistan) 13.41, 3. Prajusha M A (India) 13.09, 6. Gayathri G (India) 12.52, 7.<br /><br />Discus throw: Song Aimin (China) 62.91 metres, 1; Krishna Poonia (India) 57.53, 2; Seema Antil (India) 56.88, 3. Harwant Kaur (India) 51.58, 5.<br /><br />4x100M relay: Thailand 44.05 seconds, 1; China 44.80, 2; Hong Kong 45.83, 3. India (Gayathri, Nidhi, Sowjanya, Jyothi) 46.54, 4.</p>