Chitra fetches India gold

8220;It was quite windy at the 200m and it made me tired by the time I came at the finish front. At the end, I put all my efforts and I could not even notice Japanese Tanno who was coming closer to me. It8217;s good to win my first individual title,8221; Chitra said.

Earlier, Sinimol Poulose and J J Shobha returned with a silver each while Susmita Singha Roy bagged a bronze yesterday. Sinimol8217;s medal came in the women8217;s 800m while Shobha, accumulated 5356 points to finish behind gold medal winner Kazak Irina Naumenko 5617 and ahead of compatriot Susmita Singha Roy who totalled 5154 for the bronze in women8217;s heptathlon event.

In the last three events, Shobha came out on top in long jump 5.97m and javelin throw 40.47 while finishing fourth in 800m.

Susmita stood fourth in javelin throw and third in long jump and finished just ahead of Shobha in 800m.

Sinimol brought cheers to the Indian camp when the 24-year-old athlete clocked 2:06.15s to finish behind Vietnam8217;s Truong Thanh Hang, who won the gold with a timing of 2:04.77s yesterday.

Meanwhile, star long jumper Anju Bobby George won the silver medal, leaping 6.65m. Though she cleared the World Championship qualifying mark, the exceeding wind speed of 4.1s meant she did not qualify for the event. Kazakhstan8217;s Olga Rypakova jumped 6.66 to win gold.