Asian Athletics Championships in Pune India

Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh brought the UAE its first gold medal in the Asian Athletics Championships in Pune India by winning the women’s 1,500m ahead of favourite Mimi Betele of Bahrain.

Belayneh finished the race in four minutes, 3.67 seconds, while Betele took the silver in 4:14.04 seconds. The bronze went to Japan’s Ayako Jinnouchi in 4:16.73 seconds.