Summary
Ashish threw a long spear and got a silver medal.
Basant jumped high and also got a silver medal.
Shahnavaz leaped far in the long jump and earned a bronze medal.
The women's relay team didn't win a medal this time.
Key Points
5 points1
Silver medal in javelin throw by Ashish Yadav.
2
Silver medal in high jump by Basant Kumar Meghwal.
3
Bronze medal in long jump by Shahnavaz Khan.
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Total of three medals for India.
5
Women's 4x400 metre relay team did not medal.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsmedal
a small metal prize given for finishing in the top three
silver
the second‑place prize, a shiny gray metal
bronze
the third‑place prize, a brownish metal
javelin
a long, thin spear that athletes throw far
high jump
a sport where you run and jump over a bar
long jump
a sport where you run and jump as far as possible into a sand pit
relay
a race where team members take turns running
under‑twenty
for athletes who are younger than twenty years old
athletics
sports that involve running, jumping, and throwing
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