New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- Uttarakhand's Lili Das clinched the women's 800m title at the Indian Athletics Final Series with a strong performance at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, clocking 2:03.41 to finish ahead of Haryana's Pooja and Tamil Nadu's Gowthami Jayaraman.

Pooja secured the silver medal with a time of 2:04.02, while Gowthami completed the podium after finishing third with 2:05.63.

The victory came after a challenging phase for Lili, who missed out on Asian Games selection while recovering from a hamstring injury. Reflecting on her journey, the athlete said her preparations during the qualification period were affected due to rehabilitation.

"Actually, I did try. I tried during May-June at the Asian Games qualifiers in Bhubaneswar...