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The last date for sending names of players for the Asian Games was 15th July while my competition in the Asian Championships was on 16th July. This is the reason why I am not in the Asian Games team.” He said, ”It is all fine. Sometimes such things can happen for your good.
Female shot put athlete Abha Khatua equaled the national record after changing her technique and crossed the distance of 18 meters twice within three months, but despite this she could not make it to the Indian team for the Asian Games. Abha is a little disappointed at not being able to make it to the Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, China, but she said that she cannot go against the rules. The National Inter State Championships in Bhubaneswar in June was the final selection competition for the Asian Games in which Abha finished third with a throw of 16.39 metres.
Kiran Baliyan (17.17 m) and Manpreet Kaur (16.61 m), who stood first two in this competition, had made it to the Indian team for the Asian Games. A country can field only two athletes in any event and the Indian Athletics ociation selected the two best performing players in the team. Abha had won a silver medal at the Asian Championships in Thailand in July by throwing 18.06m, equaling Manpreet Kaur’s national record.
After this, he won the gold medal by throwing 18.02 meters in the Indian Grand Prix 5 on Sunday. Abha told PTI, “I was a little disappointed but we cannot go against the rules. The last date for sending names of players for the Asian Games was 15th July while my competition in the Asian Championships was on 16th July. This is the reason why I am not in the Asian Games team.” He said, ”It is all fine. Sometimes such things can happen for your good.
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