India win multiple athletics medals at Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya
India’s athletics team secured multiple medals at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, which are being held from September 19 to October 4. Seema Kumari opened India’s athletics podium finishes with bronze in the women’s 10,000m.
Athletics has been one of the most successful sports for the Indian contingent in terms of medals, ranking behind only shooting. Medals for India at these Games have arrived across distance races, throws, jumps, relays, sprints and combined events. Several competitors recorded personal bests and national records while others added to their previous Asian Games medal tallies.
Gulveer Singh won his second Asiad medal in the men’s 10,000m with a silver at Aichi-Nagoya, becoming the first Indian to achieve this feat. Sawan Barwal secured silver in the men’s marathon, ending India’s 44-year wait for an Asiad medal in that event. Ancy Sojan and Sarvesh Kushare both settled for silver after coming inches short of gold in their respective events.
The mixed 4x400m relay produced a silver for India as the quartet, consisting of Manu Thekkinalil, Poovamma Machettira, Vishal TK, Vithya Ramraj, Jay Kumar, and Kiran Pahal, finished second to clinch the medal. Harita Bhadra set a new personal best to take bronze in the women’s 200m. Parul Chaudhary bettered her own personal best and rewrote the National Record in the women’s 3000m Steeplechase to win bronze; she had won silver in the event in 2022.
Tajinderpal Singh Toor won his third consecutive Asian Games medal with a silver in the men’s shot put event. Manpreet Kaur claimed bronze in the women’s shot put, becoming the third Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in that event. Tejaswin Shankar took bronze in the decathlon after winning silver in 2022, and Baranica Elangovan earned a women’s pole vault medal, the first for India at the continental competition.
India’s athletics medal total at the Aichi-Nagoya Games stands at 13 medals. For more updates, follow Khel Now on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Whatsapp & Telegram.
