(Watch)India Shines at 2025 Asian Athletics Championships: Secures Second Place with 24 Medals

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.