Jinson Johnson wins Gold in the 800m at the Asian Grand Prix Games; Gomathi wins silver

Jinson Johnson in the light blue shirt(735) during the Nationals earlier this year

India’s Jinson Johnson clinched the Gold in the Men’s 800 category in the first round of the Asian Grand Prix Games, being played in Bangkok in Thailand with a timing of 1:49.524. Finishing in second position was Herath Induril of Sri Lanka, who completed with a timing of 1:49.955 while Iran’s Amir Moradi finished third with a time of 1:50.147.

Jinson Johnson won gold in 800 m at the 2015 Asian Grand Prix Games with a time of 1:49.524.

— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) June 22, 2015

This is Jinson’s second medal in the month after he clinched the Silver at the 2015 Asian Athletics Championships that were held in Wuhan, China earlier this month. If at all this win would be all the more satisfying, as it was a Gold not a Silver or Bronze that came his way.

There was more good news coming India’s way in the 800m category as Gomathi Mrimuth won the Bronze with a timing of 2:07.40.