Sports World: Dipna meets Asian Games criteria

Dipna meets Asian Games criteria

•National hurdler Dipna Lim-Prasad is set to feature at August's Asian Games in Indonesia after she met the qualifying criteria for the 400m hurdles event yesterday.

The 26-year-old clocked 59.55 seconds in the final of the Strive Track and Field Competition to finish first among four competitors at the Western Australia Athletics Stadium.

The Asian Games qualifying time is 59.78sec - the sixth-place timing at the previous Games as mandated by the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC). Dipna's Asian Games appearance is subject to approval by the SNOC.


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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 23, 2018, with the headline Sports World: Dipna meets Asian Games criteria. Subscribe