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Asian Games: No medal upgrade for India, Bahrain's Jebet gets her gold

<p>Bahrain's Ruth Jebet regained her Asian Games steeplechase gold yesterday after a battle over her disqualification for stepping inside the track, an Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) official said</p>

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India's 3000m steeplechase bronze medal-winner Lalita Babar (left) and gold medallist Ruth Jebet of Bahrain with their medals

India's 3000m steeplechase bronze medal-winner Lalita Babar (left) and gold medallist Ruth Jebet of Bahrain with their medals

Incheon: Bahrain's Ruth Jebet regained her Asian Games steeplechase gold yesterday after a battle over her disqualification for stepping inside the track, an Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) official said.

India's 3000m steeplechase bronze medal-winner Lalita Babar (left) and gold medallist Ruth Jebet of Bahrain with their medals
India's 3000m steeplechase bronze medal-winner Lalita Babar (left) and gold medallist Ruth Jebet of Bahrain with their medals 

The reinstatement meant that India would missed out on a medal as fourth-placed Sudha Singh would have received a bronze while third-placed Lalita Babbar's bronze medal would have been upgraded to silver.

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