NEW DELHI: Indian roller skaters clinched two bronze medals at the Asian Games on Monday, matching their best-ever performance in the prestigious event. The medals were secured in the men's and women's 3000m team relay events on the ninth day of competitions.
The Indian women's team, consisting of Sanjana Bathula, Karthika Jagadeeswaran, Heeral Sadhu, and Aarathy Kasturi Raj, claimed the first bronze medal. They completed the challenging 3000m race with a commendable timing of 4 minutes, 34.861 seconds. Though they faced fierce competition, they finished behind the gold medallists from Chinese Taipei (4:19.447) and silver medallists from South Korea (4:21.146).