Audio Bulletin: Asian Games: India strike gold, silver in men's 800m

India on Tuesday clinched two medals, one gold and one silver, in the men's 800m athletics event of the ongoing 18th edition of the Asian Games.

While Indian athlete Manjit Singh bagged the gold medal with a clock timing of 1:46.15, his fellow tracker Jinson Johnson settled for a silver medal after clocking 1:46.35 in the finals of the event.
Reflecting on his podium finish, Johnson said that the medal holds a special significance as this is his first at the Asian Games. He dedicated his victory to all the Kerala people who did the rescue work during the floods.