Asian Athletics: Parul Chaudhary claims silver in women's 5000m, Vithya bags bronze
Parul Chaudhary won the silver medal in the women's 5000m event in the Asian Athletics Championship, which is currently taking place in Gumi, Republic of Korea. She finished with a timing of 15:15.33 seconds, only behind Kazakhstan's Norah Jeruto Tanui, who clinched the gold medal with a timing of 14:58.71 seconds. Japan's Yuma Yamamoto finished third to win the bronze medal after clocking 15:16.86 seconds. advertisementAlso Read: Asian Athletics 2025: Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem wins javelin gold, India's Sachin bags silver
It was Parul's second medal in the competition after she won the silver medal in the women's 3000m steeplechase event. Parul also set a new national record after clocking 9:12.46 seconds. She broke her own record of 9:13.39, which she made at the Doha Diamond League 2025.Medal winners in women's 5000m final Gold - Norah Jeruto Tanui (Kazakhstan) - 14:58.71 seconds Silver - Parul Chaudhary (India) - 15:15.33 seconds Bronze - Yuma Yamamoto (Japan) - 15:16.86 seconds Ramraj shines in 400m hurdlesVithya Ramraj has won the bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles in the ongoing tournament. The 26-year-old clocked 56.46 seconds to finish third after China's Mo Jiadie and Bahrain's Mujidat Adekoya. Bronze for Vithya Ramraj in 400m Hurdles! India's Vithya Ramraj bags Bronze at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025, clocking 56.46s in the Women's 400m Hurdles! Gold: China's Mo Jiadie – 55.31s (stuns the Asian Record holder!) Silver: Mujidat Adekoya – pic.twitter.com/dq6O0XbNZR— nnis Sports (@nnis_sports) May 31, 2025advertisementWhile Jiadie won the gold medal with a timing of 55.31 seconds, Adekoya bagged silver with a timing of 55.32 seconds. Ramraj made a strong start, but soon fell behind. The youngster attempted to up the ante in the latter stages, but couldn't get into the top two. Earlier, Ramraj and Anu Raghavan qualified for the finals of the event. While Ramraj finished on the podium, 32-year-old Raghavan finished seventh with a timing of 57.46 seconds, which also happened to be her season's best. Medal winners in women's 400m hurdles final Gold - Mo Jiadie (China) - 55.31 seconds Silver - Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya (Bahrain) - 55.32 secondsBronze - Vithya Ramraj (India) - 56.46 secondsMust Watch
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