Gumi, South Korea – May 31, 2025
India delivered a stellar performance at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships, clinching a total of 24 medals—8 gold, 10 silver, and 6 bronze—to finish second in the overall medal tally behind China.
Key Highlights:
- Gulveer Singh emerged as a standout athlete, securing two gold medals in the men’s 5000m and 10,000m events.
- Avinash Sable ended India’s 36-year wait for gold in the men’s 3000m steeplechase.
- Animesh Kujur set a new national record in the men’s 200m, earning a bronze medal.
- Pooja Singh, at just 18 years old, claimed gold in the women’s high jump with a personal best.
- Nandini Agasara triumphed in the heptathlon, adding another gold to India’s tally.
Medal Breakdown:
Gold (8):
- Gulveer Singh – Men’s 5000m and 10,000m
- Avinash Sable – Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
- Jyothi Yarraji – Women’s 100m Hurdles
- Pooja Singh – Women’s High Jump
- Nandini Agasara – Heptathlon
- Mixed 4x400m Relay Team – Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Rupal Chaudhary, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi, Subha Venkatesan
- Women’s 4x400m Relay Team – Jisna Mathew, Rupal Chaudhary, Kunja Rajitha, Subha Venkatesan
Silver (10):
- Rupal Chaudhary – Women’s 400m
- Pooja – Women’s 1500m
- Praveen Chithravel – Men’s Triple Jump
- Tejaswin Shankar – Decathlon
- Men’s 4x400m Relay Team – Jay Kumar, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu TS, Vishal TK
- Ancy Sojan – Women’s Long Jump
- Parul Chaudhary – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase and 5000m
- Sachin Yadav – Men’s Javelin Throw
- Women’s 4x100m Relay Team – Srabani Nanda, Abhinaya Rajarajan, Sneha SS, Nithya Gandhe
Bronze (6):
- Servin Sebastian – Men’s 20km Race Walk
- Yoonus Shah – Men’s 1500m
- Shaili Singh – Women’s Long Jump
- Animesh Kujur – Men’s 200m
- Pooja – Women’s 800m
- Vithya Ramraj – Women’s 400m Hurdles
India’s impressive performance at the championships not only showcased the country’s growing prowess in athletics but also set the stage for future international competitions.
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