Gold Coast April 12 (IANS) Indian athlete Purnima Hembram finished seventh in the Women s Heptathlon Shot Put at the 21st Commonwealth Games here on Thursday.
With total points of 645 Purnima recorded a throw of 11.75m in her first attempt which was her best in three tries.
In women s 200m Heptathlon-Heat Purnima finished third with a time of 25.12.
Earlier in the day Purnima finished second in the 100 metre hurdles heat.
Purnima registered a personal best time of 13.56 seconds to finish behind Elizabeth Dadzie of Ghana who recorded 13.49. She has a total of 1041 points in her kitty.
Meanwhile Nellical V Neena and Nayana James finished 10th and 12th respectively in the women s Long Jump final.
Neena finished 10th with an attempt 6.19 while Nayana finished last with an attempt of 6.14.
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