<p>Veteran Indian long-distance runner Sudha Singh on Monday clinched a silver in women's 3000m steeplechase event in the Asian Games here.</p>.<p>Sudha clocked 9 minutes 40.03 seconds to win her second Asian Games medal.</p>.<p>Winfred Yavi of Bahrain took the gold in 9:36.52 while Thi Oanh Nguyen of Vietnam bagged the bronze in 9:43.83.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old Sudha had won a gold medal when women's 3000m steeplechase was introduced in the Asian Games in 2010.</p>.<p>Sudha has a personal best of 9:26.55 while her seasons best is 9:39.59 which she came up with during the National Inter-State Championships in June.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Dharun Ayyasamy won a silver in men's 400m hurdles in national record time.</p>.<p>Ayyasamy clocked 48.96 seconds to shatter his own national record and finish behind Qatar's Abderrahman Samba who won the gold with a Games record time of 47.66.</p>.<p>His earlier national record was 49.45 which he had come up with during the Federation Cup in March.</p>.<p>The 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu was fourth till the 300m mark but passed two competitors in the last 100m stretch to cross the finishing line in 48.96, his personal best mark.</p>.<p>It is India's first medal in the event since Joseph Abraham won a gold in 2010. </p>
<p>Veteran Indian long-distance runner Sudha Singh on Monday clinched a silver in women's 3000m steeplechase event in the Asian Games here.</p>.<p>Sudha clocked 9 minutes 40.03 seconds to win her second Asian Games medal.</p>.<p>Winfred Yavi of Bahrain took the gold in 9:36.52 while Thi Oanh Nguyen of Vietnam bagged the bronze in 9:43.83.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old Sudha had won a gold medal when women's 3000m steeplechase was introduced in the Asian Games in 2010.</p>.<p>Sudha has a personal best of 9:26.55 while her seasons best is 9:39.59 which she came up with during the National Inter-State Championships in June.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Dharun Ayyasamy won a silver in men's 400m hurdles in national record time.</p>.<p>Ayyasamy clocked 48.96 seconds to shatter his own national record and finish behind Qatar's Abderrahman Samba who won the gold with a Games record time of 47.66.</p>.<p>His earlier national record was 49.45 which he had come up with during the Federation Cup in March.</p>.<p>The 21-year-old from Tamil Nadu was fourth till the 300m mark but passed two competitors in the last 100m stretch to cross the finishing line in 48.96, his personal best mark.</p>.<p>It is India's first medal in the event since Joseph Abraham won a gold in 2010. </p>