Hima wins 200m gold

Update: 2010-09-15 00:00 GMT

NEW DELHI, July 4: Star Indian sprinter Hima Das won the women�s 200m gold, while national record holder shot putter Tajinder Pal Singh Toor bagged a bronze in the Poznan Athletics Grand Prix in Poland.

Hima, the world junior champion and national record holder in 400m who has been struggling with a back problem for the past few months, clocked 23.65s on her way to the 200m gold. This was Hima�s first competitive 200m race of the year. She has a personal best of 23.10s, which she clocked last year. Another Indian, V K Vismaya finished third with a personal best time of 23.75s in the race at Poznan on Tuesday night.

Asian champion Toor won the men�s shot put bronze with a best effort of 19.62m. His national record while winning Asian Games gold last year stands at 20.75m. Muhammed Anas, the 400m national record holder, was third in the men�s 200m race with a timing of 20.75 seconds. K S Jeevan won the men�s 400m bronze in 47.25s. � PTI

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