Adekoya bounces back from ban to win Asiad hurdles gold

The Bahraini athlete was stripped of the title she won in 2018 for doping.

Kemi Adekoya thrusted herself back into the spotlight by crossing first in a Games record 54.45s.

But veteran Svetlana Radzivil was dethroned in the women’s high jump, with her Uzbek teammate Safina Sadullayeva denying her a fourth straight title. China’s javelin star Liu was the hot favourite to defend her title, particularly in the absence of Japanese world champion Haruka Kitaguchi.

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