Sheena Nellckal Varkey was the only Indian to win a medal on the opening day of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Tehran on Thursday.
Varkey bagged silver in women’s triple jump as she cleared 13.37m to finish second, behind Kazakhstan’s Lrina Ektova who had a jump of 13.79m. Thi Thu Thao Bui of Vietnam was third with 13.22m.
Two Indians – Dutee Chand (60m) and Sanjivani Jadhav (3000m) – did not start their races.
Dutee did not travel to Tehran due to a wrist injury suffered during training in Hyderabad. In case of Jadhav, her visa did not reach on time. Triple jumper Arpinder Singh also will not take part in his event. India is being represented by 13 athletes in the three- day championships.
-Inputs from PTI