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Asian Athletics Championships 2025, Medals Tally: India placed third with two golds after day two

Asian Athletics Championships 2025, Medals Tally: India placed third with two golds after day two

The Hindu6 days ago

India slipped from second to third on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships medal tally in Gumi, Korea.
The country's second gold medal of the competition came in the 4x400m mixed relay while Tejaswin Shankar (Decathlon), Praveen Chithravel (Men's Triple Jump), Rupal Chaudhary (Women's 400m) and Pooja (Women's 1500m) grabbed silver medals. Yoonus Shah won a bronze in men's 1500m.
China leads with 13 medals (10 gold), followed by Japan, India and others. The event ends on May 31.
Here's the top five breakdown after day two:
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 10 3 0 13 2 Japan 3 5 5 13 3 India 2 4 2 8 4 Qatar 1 0 0 1 5 Korea 0 1 2 3
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