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India Today
30-05-2025
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- India Today
Asian Athletics: Nandini Agasara becomes third Indian to win Heptathlon gold
Asiad bronze medalist Nandini Agasara produced a sensational final-lap effort to win the heptathlon gold at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea on Friday. Agasara, who was trailing China's Liu Jingyi by 54 points ahead of the final event, the 800 meters, stormed back to clinch the title with a personal best of 5941 clocked 2:15.54 in the 800m to score 885 points, while Liu could only manage 2:24.87, earning 759 points. The swing was enough to push the Indian past her Chinese rival and into the gold medal 3rd gold of the day was won by Nandini Agasara in heptathlon with 5941 points at Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi today #IndianAthletics— Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) May 30, 2025advertisementWith this win, Agasara became only the third Indian to claim the Asian Championships heptathlon gold, after Soma Biswas (2005) and Swapna Barman (2017). The heptathlon, a two-day event comprising seven disciplines - 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin throw, and 800m - demands consistency and mental today, Gulveer Singh cemented his legacy in Indian long-distance running by winning his second gold medal at the Asian Athletics Championships, setting a new meet record in a thrilling men's 5000m final on national record holder clocked 13:24.77, edging out Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate (13:24.97) and Japan's Nagiya Mori (13:25.06). He broke the previous meet record of 13:34.47, set by Qatar's Mohamed Al-Garni in victory capped a sensational double for Gulveer, who had earlier claimed gold in the 10,000m with a time of 28:38.63 on the opening this feat, Gulveer joins an elite group of Indian runners to win 5000m gold at the continental meet - alongside Gopal Saini (1981), Bahadur Prasad (1993), and G Lakshmanan (2017).
News18
27-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Reliance Foundation Athlete Gulveer Singh Wins Gold At Asian Athletics C'ships
Last Updated: Gulveer Singh won India's first gold at the Asian Athletics Championships, clocking 28:38.63. Reliance Foundation athlete and national record holder Gulveer Singh opened India's gold medal tally with a first-place finish in the men's 10,000m race on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Asian Games bronze medallist clocked 28 minutes 38.63 seconds to secure the gold. His national record, set earlier this year, stands at 27:00.22. India's Gulveer Singh on his way to gold medal in men's 10,000m at Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi. #IndianAthletics #GUMI #SouthKorea — Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) May 27, 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by RF Youth Sports (@rfyouthsports) Earlier in the day, Servin Sebastian earned India's first medal by claiming bronze in the men's 20km race walk event, finishing with a time of 1 hour 21 minutes and 13.60 seconds. China's Wang Zhaozhao won the gold with a time of 1:20:36.90, and Japan's Kento Yoshikawa secured the silver at 1:20:44.90. Sebastian's time was just shy of his personal best of 1:21:23, set earlier this year when he won gold at the Uttarakhand National Games in February. Amit, another Indian participant, finished fifth with a time of 1:22:14.30. India has sent a 58-member contingent to the event, where the country won 27 medals in the previous edition. First Published: May 27, 2025, 14:50 IST
News18
27-05-2025
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- News18
Servin Sebastian Opens India's Account With Bronze at Asian Athletics C'ships
Last Updated: Servin Sebastian won India's first medal with bronze in the men's 20km race walk at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships. Servin Sebastian secured India's first medal at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships by clinching bronze in the men's 20km race walk event on Tuesday. The 25-year-old finished with a time of 1:21:13.60, placing behind China's Wang Zhaozhao (1:20:36.90) and Japan's Kento Yoshikawa (1:20:44.90) in the tournament's opening event. 1st medal for Sebastian wins bronze in men's 20km race walk at 26th Asian Athletics Championships. #IndianAthletics #IndianArmy #GUMI — Athletics Federation of India (@afiindia) May 27, 2025 Sebastian's timing narrowly missed his personal best of 1:21:23, which he set earlier this year while winning gold at the Uttarakhand National Games in February. Amit, another Indian competitor, finished fifth with a time of 1:22:14.30. India has sent a 59-member team to the event, aiming to improve on the 27 medals won in the previous edition.
Time of India
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
India's fastest men not included for Asian meet
Gurindervir Singh (left) (Syed Asif/TOI) KOCHI/BENGALURU: A few of India's top stars including national record holder in men's 100m Gurindervir Singh , former record holder Manikanta Hoblidhar and leading men's 800m runner Mohammed Afsal, were among those who were dropped from the India squad for next month's Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea. The sprinters were included in the 4x100m relay team in a late development. Indian Athletics came up with fresh yardsticks before announcing the squad on Friday, and though AFI president Bahadur Singh Sagoo and chief coach Radhakrishnan Nair said at the announcement press conference that a top-two finish at the Federation Cup was mandatory for making the squad, experts claim that it was never mentioned in the selection guidelines, published on the Indian Athletics website on Dec 31, 2024. 'Because of this new rule, which was never published before, Gurindervir, Manikanta and Afsal missed out on a chance to represent India at the Asian meet,' sources told TOI. While Gurindervir and Manikanta met the qualification mark of 10.25s at the Indian GP meet in Bengaluru, Afsal had met qualification in the heats at the Federation Athletics meet clocking 1:46.70s which was lower than the qualification standard of 1:47.77s. Though Afsal failed to get a top two finish, settling instead for fourth place in the final, none of the finalists including Anu Kumar (gold) and Kishan Kumar (silver), who both made the squad, met the Asian qualifying mark. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Senioren entdecken eine einfache Lösung gegen Nagelpilz Heilratgeber Weiterlesen Undo Manikanta Hoblidhar (Chetan Shivakumar/TOI) According to sources, their below-par performances in Kochi may have cost Gurindervir and Manikanta. 'There was a big gap in the performances. After the blazing run in Bengaluru, Gurindervir dropped to over 11 seconds in Kochi. That was the reason why he was not selected,' an AFI source told TOI. Gurindervir limped to a seventh-place finish, reportedly due to cramps, while Manikanta finished third. 'Gurindervir will have another chance in the World Athletics bronze meet next month and if he shows form then he will stay in the 4x100m relay squad,' sources added. Pole vaulter Dev Kumar Meena was also not considered despite improving his own national record to 5.35m in in Kochi, as this mark was below the Asian Championships qualification standard. National record holder Toor, who won gold in the last edition of the Asian Championship, was excluded from the squad after he finished a disappointing second with a throw of 18.77m in Kochi. Praveen, Shaili headline squad Meanwhile, Praveen Chithravel, Shaili Singh, and Animesh Kujur headlined the contingent. Odisha's Animesh Kujur set a national record in the 200m, while Shaili Singh erased a 23-year-old meet record of mentor Anju Bobby George in the women's long jump in Kochi. Praveen Chitravel soared to 17.37m at the Federation Athletics Championship to not only equal his national record but also seal his spot for the World Championship. Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra will be absent from the Indian contingent due to concurrent international events, including his participation in the Doha Diamond League and the Neeraj Chopra Classic. Indian squad: Men: 200m: Animesh Kujur; 800m: Anu Kumar,Krishan Kumar; 1500m: Younus Shah; 3000m steeplechase: Avinash Sable; 5000m: Gulveer Singh,Abhishek Pal; 10,000m: Gulveer Singh,Sawan Barwal; Triple jump: Praveen Chithravel,Abdulla Aboobacker; High jump: Sarvesh Kushare; Shot Put: Samardeep Singh Gill; Javelin: Sachin Yadav,Yashvir Singh; Decathlon: Tejaswin Shankar; 20km walk: Servin Sebastian,Amit; 4x100m relay: Pranav Pramod,Animesh Kujur, Manikanta Hoblidar,Amlan Borgohain,Tamilarasu,Ragul Kumar,Gurvinder Singh; 4x400m relay: Vishal TK,Jay Kumar,Manu TS,Dharamveer Chaudhary,Rince Joseph,Tushar Kanti,Santosh Kumar,Mohit Kumar. Women:200m: Nithya Gandhe; 400m: Rupal Chaudhary,Vithya Ramraj; 800m: Twinkle Chaudhary,Pooja; 1500m: Lili Das,Pooja; 3000m steeplechase: Parul Chaudhary,Ankita; 5000m: Sanjivani Baburao,Parul Chaudhary; 10,000m: Sanjivani Baburao,Seema; 100m hurdles: Jyothi Yarraji: 400m hurdles: Vithya Ramraj,Anu R; Long jump: Shaili Singh,Ancy Sojan, Heptathlon: Nandini Agasara; 4x100m relay: Nithya Gandhe,Abhinaya Rajarajan,Sneha S,Srabani Nanda,Daneshwari,V Sudeeksha; 4x400m: Rupal,Sneha K,Subha Venkatesan,Jisna Mathew,Kunja Rajitha,Sandramol Sabu.
