Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia wins Gold for India at Commonwealth Games
New Delhi: India’s hopes to maintain its second position in the medal tally of Commonwealth Games were boosted when Discus Thrower Krishna Poonia won a historic Gold Medal on Monday evening. Poonia
became the first Indian woman to win an athletics Gold medal at the Commonwealth
Games by winning women's discus throw event of athletics. India ’s other two Discus
Throwers went on to make a clean sweep, bagging Silver and Bronze medals. Poonia's
throw was 61.51metres, Harwant Kaur claimed Siliver with a throw of 60.16m, while
Seema Antil took Bronze with a best of 58.46. Philippa Rose of Wales was fourth
with 57.99 and England 's Jade Nicholls was sixth with 57.62. The closing stages
of the discus coincided with India winning the opening heat of the women's 4x400m
to advance to the final.
