Hangzhou, Oct 1 : Ace Indian hurdler Jyothi Yarraji clinched silver by clocking 12.91 seconds in the women’s 100m hurdles final at the Asian Games 2023 here on Sunday.
Luck favoured the brave 24-year-old athlete as her bronze medal was upgraded to silver after China’s Wu Yanni was disqualified after the race.
Both runners were under the scanner for erroneous starts, though the race was not stopped for disqualification, which was declared post-race after investigation found Wu Yanni faulting.
Lin Yuwei from China clinched the gold with a personal best time of 12.74 seconds. Japan’s Yumi Tanaka, initially fourth, clocked 13.04 seconds and bagged the bronze medal.