Busan: Middle distance runner Sunita Rani and discus thrower Neelam Jaswant Singh established new Games records as the athletes bagged three more gold medals on Thursday to propel India to the sixth position on the medals table after the 12th day of competitions in the 14th Asian Games.

Continuing their sterling display in track and field events, the Indian athletes fetched all the four medals for the country on Thursday while the tennis players and men's hockey team, which defeated Pakistan for only the second time in the Asian Games, also ensured silver medals by cruising into the final on a very productive day for the Indians.

With the addition of four more medals to its kitty, India has now climbed to the sixth position with a tally of 25 medals - nine gold, eight silver and eight bronze.

Sunita and Neelam were the stars of the day as they not only re-wrote the records but gave a huge boost to India's medal hunt as the athletes made a determined bid to make amends for the meagre medal collection in the first week which saw plenty of disappointments.

Sunita, a late inclusion in the athletics squad, created a new Games record in the women's 1500m run with a timing of four minute 6.03 sec while the seasoned Neelam Singh hurled the disc to a distance of 64.55m to find her way into the record books.

The unassuming Saraswati Saha also did the country proud by clinching the gold medal in the women's 200m run, taking full advantage of the absence of hot favourite Susanthika Jayasinghe who pulled out at the last minute due to a hamstring injury.

Saha completed the race in 23.28 seconds ahead of Ni Xiaoli of China who finished second in 23.34 sec. K M Beenamol, who had won a gold medal in the women's 800m two days ago, added a silver medal to India's kitty by finishing second in the 400m event with a timing of 52.04 sec.

The gold in this event was won by Damayanthi Darsha of Sri Lanka in a new Games record of 51.13 seconds. The athletes have collected six gold, four silver and two bronze medals so far.

PTI