Kuldeep bags gold in 10k-metre walk in Asian junior athletics

June 12th, 2012 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS  

Colombo, June 12 (IANS) India’s Kuldeep won the gold medal in the boys 10,000-metre walk at the 15th Asian Junior Athletics Championship here Tuesday.

The Indian finished first with a timing of 45:01.44 seconds while Japan’s Matsunaga Daisuke grabbed the silver. China’s Zhang Zhi took the bronze.

China tops the medal tally with a total of 17 medals, including 10 gold, five silver and two bronze. The four-day event will conclude Tuesday evening with a grand closing ceremony.

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