Asian Athletics Championships: Annu Rani, Avinash Sable lead charge as India bag five medals including two silvers on Day 1

Doha: Javelin thrower Annu Rani and 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable led the charge with a silver each as India won five medals on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships on Sunday.

Quartermiler M P Poovamma, 5000m runner Parul Choudhary and 10000m runner Gavit Murali Kumar bagged a bronze each on a day which saw sprint sensation Hima Das suffer a lower back spasm during her 400m heat.

However, there was no such worry for Dutee Chand as she smashed her own national record in 100m dash to qualify for the semi-finals.