Asian Games 2018: Jinson Johnson wins gold in men’s 1500m event

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India’s Jinson Johnson claimed the gold medal in the men’s 1500m event in the Asian Games 2018 in Jakarta on Thursday. Manjit Singh, 800m champion, however, finished fourth with a timing of 3:46.57sec.

Johnson clocked 3:44.72 sec to claim the top honours ahead of Iran’s Amir Moradi, who turned in a timing of 3:45.62sec, his season’s best effort. Johnson earlier won a silver in the 800m event.

Ending with a bronze was Bahrain’s Mohammed Tiouali (3:45.88sec).