NEW DELHI: India's Parul Chaudhary clinched a silver medal while compatriot Priti secured a bronze in the women's 3000m steeplechase event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Monday.
Parul claimed the silver with a timing of 9:27.63 seconds, edging out Priti, who put up a strong finish to capture the bronze with a personal best time of 9:43.32 seconds.
Unheralded Ancy Sojan also claimed a silver medal in the women's long jump while the 4x400m mixed relay team got a fortuitous upgrade to second spot due to 'lane infringement', on another eventful day.
