Harmilan Bains secures silver in women's 800m with second-place finish

Harmilan Bains achieved a historical feat in the ongoing Asian Games claiming a silver in women's 800m.

Hangzhou (China): Indian athlete Harmilan Bains finished in second place in women's 800m and bagged a silver medal in the ongoing Asian Games, which was underway in this Chinese city.

The 25-year-old from Punjab clocked an impressive timing of 2:03.75 to clinch a silver in the highly competitive race. The gold was bagged by Sri Lanka's Tharushi Dissanayaka with a timing of 2:03.20 The bronze was claimed by China’s Chunyu Wang courtesy timing of 2.03:90.

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter wrote, "DOUBLE DELIGHT BY HARMILAN!! Incredible effort by Harmilan Bains in clinching her 2nd silver medal at the #AsianGames2022, this time in the Women's 800m event. Harmilan's journey has been a testament to her dreams and hard work. She pursued her goal relentlessly and has now achieved it through sheer dedication and perseverance, making the nation immensely proud of her remarkable achievement. You Go Girl!."

Notably, Bains had earlier won a silver in the women's 1500m race in this edition of the Games, which are underway here.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also lauded the Punjab athlete for her stupendous performance. The Prime Minister wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, "Another Silver for India in the Women's 800m event at the Asian Games. Congratulations HarmilanBains on this splendid performance. She is a great source of inspiration for all aspiring athletes."