<p class="title">Discus throwers Seema Punia and Navjeet Kaur Dhillon opened India's medal account in athletics at the 21st Commonwealth Games, clinching the silver and bronze respectively here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seema came up with a throw of 60.41m in her opening attempt to win her fourth successive CWG medal while Navjeet grabbed the bronze with her final throw of 57.43m.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 34-year-old Seema had a 59.57m in her second throw and fouled her third and fifth attempts while coming up with a 58.54m in between. She had a final throw of 58.90m.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seema, who was competing in her final CWG, has a season's best of 61.05m, achieved while winning the gold in the Federation Cup last month. Her personal best is 64.84m.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Former world champion Dani Stevens of Australia won the gold with a Games record of 68.26m in her fourth throw.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 34-year-old Seema has won the most number of medals by an Indian track and field athlete in the Commonwealth Games history, delivering a medal each time she has represented the country in the quadrennial event.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She started with a silver at the 2006 edition in Melbourne, followed by another silver in 2010 and a bronze in 2014.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Arpinder in final</p>.<p>Arpinder Singh made the men's triple jump final after topping his group and finishing second overall in the qualifying round.</p>.<p>The bronze medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games qualified with an effort of 16.39m. The national record-holder, whose personal best is 17.17m, finished behind Dominica's Yordanys Garcia (16.75).</p>.<p>The other Indian in the fray, A V Rakesh Babu, also qualified with an effort of 15.98m.</p>
<p class="title">Discus throwers Seema Punia and Navjeet Kaur Dhillon opened India's medal account in athletics at the 21st Commonwealth Games, clinching the silver and bronze respectively here.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seema came up with a throw of 60.41m in her opening attempt to win her fourth successive CWG medal while Navjeet grabbed the bronze with her final throw of 57.43m.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 34-year-old Seema had a 59.57m in her second throw and fouled her third and fifth attempts while coming up with a 58.54m in between. She had a final throw of 58.90m.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Seema, who was competing in her final CWG, has a season's best of 61.05m, achieved while winning the gold in the Federation Cup last month. Her personal best is 64.84m.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Former world champion Dani Stevens of Australia won the gold with a Games record of 68.26m in her fourth throw.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 34-year-old Seema has won the most number of medals by an Indian track and field athlete in the Commonwealth Games history, delivering a medal each time she has represented the country in the quadrennial event.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She started with a silver at the 2006 edition in Melbourne, followed by another silver in 2010 and a bronze in 2014.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Arpinder in final</p>.<p>Arpinder Singh made the men's triple jump final after topping his group and finishing second overall in the qualifying round.</p>.<p>The bronze medallist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games qualified with an effort of 16.39m. The national record-holder, whose personal best is 17.17m, finished behind Dominica's Yordanys Garcia (16.75).</p>.<p>The other Indian in the fray, A V Rakesh Babu, also qualified with an effort of 15.98m.</p>