Gowda bags bronze in Diamond League

Gowdas effort was below his personal best and national record of 66.28m,which he recorded in April,but it was nonetheless creditable as the event had some of the top performers of the season who are above him in IAAF rankings. Reigning Commonwealth champion Ben Harradine of Australia,who had beaten Gowda to second place in the Delhi Games in 2010,was seventh with an effort of 62.15m.

Luka below par

Tintu Luka came up with a below par performance but that was enough for her to finish third in womens 800m race in the Primo Nebiolo Memorial Meeting at Turin,Italy. Luka clocked 2:02.71 secs behind Cuban Yuneisy Santiusty 2:00.93 secs and Marta Milani 2:02.65 secs of Italy.

Luka has already crossed the London Olympics B mark of 2:01.30 secs though she is yet to touch the A standard of 1:59.90 secs. She had clocked 2:01.09 secs in the first leg last month.