Ram wins silver, Seema bags bronze in Asian GP

India's middle distance runner Ghamanda Ram and discus thrower Seema Antil won silver and bronze medals in the first leg of the Asian Grand Prix series in the Chinese city of Jiaxiang.

According to information received here, Ram missed the 800 metres gold after he was just a fraction of second (0.22s) slower behind reigning Asian Games gold medalist Sadjad Moradi, who finished with a timing of 1:50.47.

In the women's discus, Seema hurled the disc to 49.77m for the bronze behind China's Yang Fei (58.01m) and Lin Xiaojing (51.52m).