Asian Athletics Championships 2025, Final Medals Tally: India finishes second behind China
India finished second in the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 medals tally after the final day, in Gumi, South Korea.
India failed to add a gold on Saturday, winning three silver and bronze medals each.
Animesh Kujur clinched bronze in the men's 200m event, with a National Record-breaking run (20.32s).
China ended on top with 26 medals (15 gold), followed by India and Japan.
Here's the top five breakdown after the final day:
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 15 8 3 26 2 India 8 10 6 24 3 Japan 4 10 10 24 4 Kazakhstan 2 1 2 5 5 Qatar 2 0 1 3
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