Asian Games gold medallist Jinson Johnson bettered his own 1500m national record while clinching a silver in the ISTAF Berlin event here
yesterday.

Johnson, 28, clocked 3 minute 35.24 seconds to finish second behind Joshua Thompson of USA here. The earlier national record in the name of the Kerala runner was 3:37.86 which he had set at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games last year. He also holds the 800m national record (1:45.65).