Asian Athletics Championships 2025: Servin Sebastian claims bronze in men's 20km race walk
Servin clocked a personal best timing of 1:21:13.60 to win his first medal at the continental level. He is the eighth Indian to medal in the men's 20km race walk event at the Asian Championships.
In the women's javelin throw, India's Annu Rani narrowly missed out on a bronze medal after finishing fourth. Rani's best throw (58.40m) came from third attempt.
In the women's 400m event, India's Rupal Chaudhary and Vithya Ramraj made it to the final after finishing 1st and 2nd in their respective heats.
In men's 1500m heats, Yoonus Shah finished second to qualify for the final.
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