Muhammed Anas won a silver in men's 400m as Indian athletes continued their strong show in the Asian Games in Jakarata on Sunday.
Anas clocked 45.69 seconds to clinch the silver. The gold was won by Hassan Abdalelah of Qatar in 44.89 seconds.
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India’s Arokia Rajiv who was also in the final finished fourth with a timing of 45.84 seconds.
On Saturday, Muhammed Anas emerged as a strong gold medal contender in his event by qualifying for the final with a timing of 45.30s. It was fastest time in the semi-final.
Anas cut down on his timing from the Heats as he had clocked 45.63.
Arokia Rajiv clocked 46.08s in the semi-finals while eventual champion Abdalellah Hassan clocked 45.83s.
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