The Asian Games 2022 are now taking place in Hangzhou, China. On Tuesday, Indian athlete Parul Chaudhary won gold in the women’s 5000m competition. Parul captured the gold medal with a time of 15:14.75 just one day after taking home the silver in the women’s 3000m steeplechase competition. This was India’s fourteenth gold medal overall.
The 28-year-old maintained her position in the top two before overtaking Japan’s Ririka Hironaka for the lead with a time of 15:14.75. After winning silver in the women’s 3000m Steeplechase, she now has two medals from the continental championships.