China's Liu Chunhua bagged gold with an overwhelming 57.93m. Li placed second with 55.13m and South Korea's Kim Kyong-Ae got a bronze with 52.78m. Japanese Tatsumi Yoshika claimed the third gold medal for her country as she won the women's 3,000 meters steeplechase final.

Tatsumi, the pre-event favorite, clocked 10 minutes and 5.94 seconds to win the race amid heavy rain, beating Sudha Singh of Indonesia by 4.83 seconds. The bronze also went to Indonesia's Kiran Tiwari in 10:34.55.

"I was in good form," said the winner. "The weather was not a problem to me. I am happy to be the gold medalist."

"My aim is to win a gold in the Asian Games next year," she added.

By far, China, Japan and Bahrain ranked top three on the medal stable. China has bagged 30 medals, while Japan garnered 10 and Bahrain three.

On day four, there will be 11 gold medals decided at the 18th Asian Athletics Championships.

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