Sahana finishes 8th in women's high jump

Indian athlete Sahana Kumari finished eighth among 10 participants in the women's high jump final at the 17th Asian Games here Thursday.

National record holder Sahana managed a highest jump of 1.80 metres, well below her personal best of 1.92m, to finish towards the bottom of the standings at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.

Uzbekistan's Svetlana Radzivil won the gold with a jump of 1.94m while China's Xingjuan Zheng claimed silver with her season's best jump of 1.92m. Uzbekistan's Nadiya Dusanova took home the bronze with a best leap of 1.89m.