Mayookha Johny became the first Indian woman to break through the 14-metre barrier in triple jump as the Asian GP series concluded in Wujiang, China on Sunday.
The third leg of the circuit saw a better performance by the Indians, with bronze medals coming from Mayookha and Sajeesh Joseph (800m) apart from the now-customary ones from Ghamanda Ram (silver in 800m, 1:49.45) and Seema Antil (bronze in women's discus, 51.45m).
Mayookha's National record that looked like coming the way she started the Asian GP series with two efforts of 13.71 metres, without a medal, in the last two legs, came on her last attempt. That measured 14.02 metres. She had opened with a 13.97m, to better M.A. Prajusha's National record of 13.72m, but fouled her next four attempts before crossing the 14m mark.
On Sunday, she was still behind two Chinese. Xie Limei took the gold at 14.16 while Li Yanmei had the silver at 14.05, her opening jump.
The results: Men: 100m: 1. Tsu Chi Ho (Tpe) 10.45s, 2. Liang Jiahong (Chn) 10.46, 3. Wachar Sondee (Tha) 10.51; 400m: 1. Sajad Hashemiahan (Iri) 46.55s, 2. Chen Jianxin (Chn) 46.65, 3. Prasanna Amarasekara (Sri) 47.03; 800m: 1. Sajad Moradi (Iri) 1:49.27, 2. Ghamdna Ram (Ind) 1:49.45, 3. Sajeesh Joseph (Ind) 1:49.74.
100m hurdles: 1. Jiang Fan (Chn) 13.52s, 2. Jamras Rittidet (Tha) 14.09, 3. Mohammad Sajjad (Pak) 15.46; High jump: 1. Zhang Guowei (Chn) 2.24m, 2. Wang Chen (Chn) 2.20, 3. Jin Qichao (Chn) 2.20; Long jump: 1. Yun Zhiming (Chn) 7.86m, 2. Suprana Sukhasvasti (Tha) 7.62, 3. Konstanting Safronov (Kaz) 7.58; Triple jump: 1. Cao Shuo (Chn) 16.86m, 2. Kim Duk-Hyun (Kor) 16.77, 3. Li Yanxi (Chn) 16.64; Discus: 1. Mahmoud Samimi (Iri) 63.21m, 2. Wu Jian (Chn) 62.40, 3. Mohammed Samimi (Iri) 62.38; 4x100m relay: Korea 40.07s, 2. Thailand 40.26, 3. Tang Yik Chun (HKG) 40.73.
Women: 100m: 1. Guzel Khubbieva (Uzb) 11.48s, 2. Wei Yongli (Chn) 11.62, 3. Wisil Toea (PNG) 11.67; 400m: 1. Marina Maslyonko (Kaz) 52.72s, 2. Chen Jingwen (Chn) 53.24, 3. Chen Yanmei (Chn) 53.64; 800m: 1. Margarita Matsko (Kaz) 2:02.79, 2. Anna Sidorova (Uzb) 2:03.93, 3. Li Yong (Chn) 2:07.63; 100m hurdles: 1. Natalya Ivoninskaya (Kaz) 13.45, 2. Sun Yawei (Chn) 13.49, 3. Anastasiya Supronova (Kaz) 13.66; High jump: 1. Svetlana Radzivil (Uzb) 1.88m, 2. Wang Yang (Chn) 1.84, 3. Noen-Ruthai Chaipech (Tha) 1.84; Triple jump: 1. Xie Limei (Chn) 14.16m, 2. Li Yanmei (Chn) 14.05, 3. Mayookha Johny (Ind) 14.02; Discus: 1. Yang Fei (Chn) 59.45, 2. Lin Xiaojing (Chn) 56.16, 3. Seema Antil (Ind) 51.45; Javelin: 1. Wang Ping (Chn) 56.48m, 2. Xue Juan (Chn) 54.76, 3. Seo Ae Han (Kor) 54.15; 4x100m relay: 1. China 44.25s, 2. Thailand 44.69, 3. Hong Kong 46.09.
Indian results: Men: Shameer Mon (100m, 6th, 10.83s); P. Kunhumuhammed (400m, 6th, 48.25s); Hari Sankar Roy (high jump, 8th, 2.05m), Jithin Thomas (high jump, 10th, 2.00m); Maha Singh (long jump, 7th, 7.35m); Arpinder Singh (triple jump, 7th, 16.10m), Vikas Punia (discus, 6th, 50.92m). Women: Debashree Majumdar (400m, 5th, 57.38s) and Suman Devi (Javelin throw, 5th, 48.67m).
