Harjinder, standing just 5ft 3in, produced the performance of her career to claim silver in the women’s 69kg category. India are currently placed ninth in the medal standings with two gold, seven silver and three bronze medals, taking their overall tally to 12. Harjinder first broke the Games record in the snatch with a 99kg lift before improving it to 101kg with a confident final attempt. The Indian distance runner clocked 27:49.78 to finish just 0.85 seconds behind Australia’s Ky Robinson, who struck gold in 27:48.93. National record holder Vishal TK kept India’s medal hopes alive in the men’s 400m by advancing to the semifinals with a composed qualifying run.