Neena wins gold, Neeraj qualifies for World Championships

28 April,2017 02:10 AM IST |   |  A Correspondent

Neena Varakil stole the limelight from her more fancied compatriots to bag the gold in women's long jump as India won six medals in the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet yesterday


Jiaxing (China): Neena Varakil stole the limelight from her more fancied compatriots to bag the gold in women's long jump as India won six medals in the second leg of the Asian Grand Prix Athletics Meet yesterday.

World junior record holder javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra qualified for the IAAF World Championships in London in August though he took a silver yesterday, the same colour of medal he won in the first leg on April 24.

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