Parul Chaudhary should aim for a long sprint home to successful defend her 5,000m title in Japan.

National record holder Parul Chaudhary should have ‘A’ and ‘B’ plans to successfully defend her women’s 5,000m title at the Asian Games in Japan. The women’s 5,000m is scheduled for Monday evening. In distance races here at the Asian Games, it has been proved that a powerful finishing kick is a must for podium finish.

The field is loaded. Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi is the fastest runner in the field with a time of 14:30.06. She has successfully won 10,000m and 3000m steeplechase gold. and is aiming for third gold of the competition today in the evening. Apart from two Bahrain’s runners, there are two Japanese runners, including Nozomi Tanaka, winner of 10,000m silver. She has challenged Winfred in the last lap of women’s 10,000m but settled for silver.

Parul Chaudhary’s season best of 15:04.26 seconds for the 5,000m race suggests she has good fitness and can upset the applecart of the best in the business.

EOM