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Tintu Luka wins gold, qualifies for Worlds

<p>India's Tintu Luka won the gold medal in the women's 800 metres, while the country got four more medals on the concluding day of the Asian Athletics Championships at the Wuhan Sports Center. India finished third in the event with 13 medals (4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze)</p>

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Tintu Luka

Tintu Luka

Wuhan (China): India's Tintu Luka won the gold medal in the women's 800 metres, while the country got four more medals on the concluding day of the Asian Athletics Championships at the Wuhan Sports Center. India finished third in the event with 13 medals (4 gold, 5 silver and 4 bronze).

Tintu Luka. Pic/Getty Images
Tintu Luka. Pic/Getty Images 

Tintu, who had won the bronze medal in the 2013 edition of the competition, completed the race in 2:01.53 minutes to finish ahead of second placed China's Zhao Jing who did it in 2:03.40 minutes. Sri Lankan Nimali Liyanarachchi came third in 2:03.94 minutes.

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