India win silver and bronze in women’s pole vault in Asian Indoor Championships

 

Astana (Kazakhstan) : Pavithra Vengatesh and Rosy Meena won a silver and a bronze respectively in the women’s pole vault event of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championship here on Saturday.

Vengatesh and Meena cleared 4m and 3.90m respectively in the final, which was won by Mayu Nasu of Japan.

Jyothi Yarraji set a national indoor record in women’s 60m hurdles as she clocked 8.16 sec to be the fastest runner through to the final across both heats. The final will be held on Sunday.