Santhosh Kumar wins 400m hurdles bronze in Asian Athletics Championships

India's Santhosh Kumar won bronze medal in men’s 400m hurdles at Asian Athletics Championships with a personal best time of 49.09 seconds on fourth and penultimate day of competitions here on Saturday.

Santhosh clocked fastest time by an Indian in men’s 400m hurdles this year when he finished behind gold medal winner Mohammed Hemeida Bassem (48.64 seconds) of Qatar and Yusaku Kodama (48.96) of Japan.

25-year-old's previous best was 49.49 which he h clocked last year.

Ar Indian Yashas Palaksha h also qualified for final but he did t run race.