Anas and Hima run to gold; silver for Nirmal and Vismaya in a weak field

It was virtually an all-India race as National record holder Muhammed Anas won the men’s 400m gold in 45.40s at the Tabor Grand Prix here on Wednesday.

There were three Indians behind him with Nirmal Noah Tom clocking a season-best 45.59s for the silver while K.S. Jeevan and M.P. Jabir took the next two spots.

On top: Muhammed Anas had the measure of fellow-Indians in the 400m.

Britain’s Grant Plenderleith was way behind, in 47.51s for the fifth place.

Hima Das (23.25s) and V.K. Vismaya (23.43) clocked their season best as they took the top two spots in the women’s 200m.

The field in both the races was such a weak one that it would have been a surprise if the Indians had not won.

Season-best for Mallick

Meanwhile in Finland, National record holder Amiya Kumar Mallick won the men’s 100m bronze clocking a season-best 10.55s in the Lapinlahti Grand Prix.

It was the first time Mallick, whose national record 10.26s came in 2016, was going below 11s this year. Malaysian Jonathan Nyepa (10.48s) and Rechmial Miller (10.52) finished ahead of the Indian.

The results (Indians only):

At Tabor: Men’s 400m: 1. Muhammed Anas (45.40s), 2. Nirmal Noah Tom (45.59), 3. K.S. Jeevan (46.60), 4. M.P. Jabir (47.16).

Women’s 400m: 1. Hima Das (23.25s), 2. V.K. Vismaya (23.43).

At Lapinlahti, Finland: Men’s 100m: 3. Amiya Kumar Mallick (10.55s) .