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31-05-2025
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Asian Athletics: India sign off with 24 medals; Sachin, Parul, women's relay team win silver
India ended its campaign at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships 2025 with 24 medals, including 8 golds. The final day saw 6 medals, personal bests for Sachin Yadav and Pooja, and a national record by Animesh Kujur in the 200m sprint. read more India finished second on the medals tally with 24 medals. Image: X/RavneetBittu Gumi (South Korea): A new national record, a string of personal bests, and six final-day medals capped India's campaign at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships with the country signing off with a total haul of 24 medals here on Saturday. While gold proved elusive on the final day, Indian athletes delivered a series of gritty performances to secure three silver and as many bronze medals. Parul Chaudhary claimed her second silver of the meet with a strong run in the women's 5000m, clocking 15:15.33s to finish second, adding to the silver she had earlier won in the 3000m steeplechase. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD While javelin thrower Sachin Yadav earned his silver with a personal best effort, the women's 4x100m relay team, featuring Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha SS, Srabani Nanda, and Nithya Gandhe, clocked a season-best 43.86s to bag India's final silver. Sprinter Animesh Kujur blazed to a national record of 20.32s to clinch a a bronze in the men's 200m for India. Middle distance runner Pooja recorded a personal best to take bronze in the women's 800m, while Asian Games medallist Vithya Ramraj secured the third place in the women's 400m hurdles. India thus wrapped up the championships with 8 gold, 10 silver, and 6 bronze medals. While the overall count fell short of the 27 medals won in the previous edition, the contingent has improved on the gold tally, increasing it from 6 to 8. Personal bests for Sachin and Yashvir In the absence of two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, both the Indian javelin throwers produced personal best efforts. Rising star Sachin sent his spear to 85.16m in his last attempt to finish behind Pakistan's reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, who was appearing in his first competition since the Paris Games last year. The Pakistani fetched the gold with an 86.40m throw. Hailing from a farmer's family at Khekra village near Baghpat in Uttar Pradesh, the 25-year-old Sachin had a previous personal best of 84.39m. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Fellow Indian Yashvir Singh also impressed with a personal best of 82.57m for a fifth-place finish. Kujur wins India's first men's sprint medal in a decade India's first medal of the day came through Kujur, who ended a decade-long wait for the country in the men's 200m with a bronze. It was India's first in the event since Dharambir Singh's bronze in the 2015 edition. The 21-year-old from Odisha delivered a standout performance, clocking a national record of 20.32 seconds, bettering his own mark of 20.40s set earlier this year at the National Federation Senior Athletics Competition. Japan's Towa Uzawa won gold with a time of 20.12s, while Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Abdu I Atafi took silver in 20.31s. Bronze for Vithya, Pooja Asian Games medallist bronze Vithya sailed smoothly over the women's 400m hurdles to finish on the third step of the podium. The 26-year-old Tamil Nadu athlete clocked 56.46s to finish on the podium. China's Mo Jiadie clinched gold in 55.31s, edging out Bahrain's Oluwakemi Adekoya, who finished second in 55.32s. Anu Raghavan, the other Indian in the race, was placed seventh with 57.46s. Pooja grabbed India's third bronze of the day as she finished the women's 800m with a personal best of 2:01.89s. In the women's 200m final, Jyoti Yarraji finished fifth with a time of 23.47s, while Nithya Gandhe came seventh in 23.90s. Yarraji had won gold in the women's 100m hurdles earlier in the week. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD In the men's 800m, Krishan Kumar and Anu Kumar finished seventh and eight, respectively.
The Hindu
30-05-2025
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- The Hindu
Agasara Nandini of TGSWREIS wins gold at 26th Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea
Agasara Nandini, a third-year BBA student at the Social Welfare Residential Degree College, Sangareddy, won gold at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships 2025 being held in Gumi, South Korea. Ms. Nandini won the gold medal in the heptathlon with a personal best of 5,941 points. She is the third Indian to win heptathlon gold at the Asian Championships, after Swapna Barman (2017) and Soma Biswas (2005). Heptathlon is a combined track and field event comprising seven disciplines - 100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin throw, and 800 metres – held across a two-day period. Ms. Nandini is coached by Mr. Saji and Mr. Nagaraju. TGSWREIS Secretary Alagu Varshini congratulated Ms. Nandini on her achievement, and extended her appreciation to the coaches. 'Nandini is a shining example of what is possible when vision, effort, and opportunity come together,' she said.
Barnama
30-05-2025
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- Barnama
Muhammad Irfan Shines With Bronze At Asian Athletics C'ships In South Korea
KUALA LUMPUR, May 30 (Bernama) – National athlete Muhammad Irfan Shamsuddin shone on the continental stage today after capturing a bronze medal in the men's discus throw final at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Gumi, South Korea. Muhammad Irfan delivered a strong performance with a throw of 58.82 metres (m), finishing behind China's Abuduaini Tuergong, who clinched gold with a 63.47m distance while Japan's Masateru Yugami secured silver with a distance of 60.38m. 'Alhamdulillah, a bronze medal was won by Muhammad Irfan in the discus event. The achievement sees Irfan as the third best in Asia!,' Malaysia Athletics said in their official Facebook page.
