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Tharushi wins Asian Games gold
Sri Lanka's Tharushi Dissanayake won gold in the Women's 800m at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, clocking a time of 2 minutes 03.20 seconds, beating out defending champion Chunyu Wang.
The games, which were scheduled to be held last year, was postponed to this year, amidst the widespread rise in Covid-19 cases in China, though remaining as the 2022 Asian Games.
In a well-paced run, Dissanayake moved through the pack in the final 300m, before overtaking China's Wang down the home stretch.
India's Harmilan Bains finished in second with a time of 2:03.75, while Wang had to settle for Bronze, clocking 2:03.90.
Gayanthika Aberathna, who also competed in the event, finished last with a time of 2 minutes 05.87 seconds.
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