India’s Annu Rani has created history by winning gold in the javelin throw event at the Hangzhou Asian Games. In his fourth attempt, he gave a season’s best performance and threw the javelin 62.92 meters. Nadeesha Dilhan of Sri Lanka won the silver medal. With this, Annu has become the first Indian female athlete to win gold in javelin throw in the Asiad. This is the first time in 72 years that an Indian has won gold in women’s javelin throw at the Asian Games.
