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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Sport
- Business Standard
Asian Athletics: India's gold rush continues; Gulveer, Pooja fetch gold
The national-record-holding runner clocked 13:24.77sec to edge past Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate, who finished close behind at 13:24.97sec, while Japan's Nagiya Mori took bronze in 13:25.06sec. Press Trust of India Gumi (South Korea) Long-distance runner Gulveer Singh shattered a decade-old meet record, high-jumper Pooja Singh delivered a personal best show, while heptathlete Nandini Agasara rose to the occasion after a setback as the trio added three more gold medals to India's kitty on the penultimate day of the 26th Asian Athletics Championships here on Friday. The country's overall tally swelled to 18, including eight gold, seven silver and three bronze medals. India look well on course to match or better the 27 medals won in the 2023 edition, having already surpassed the gold haul of six medals in that year. Gulveer etched his name among the greats of Indian long-distance running by winning a tightly-contested men's 5000m final to add to his 10,000m gold won on the opening day of the competition. The national-record-holding runner clocked 13:24.77sec to edge past Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate, who finished close behind at 13:24.97sec, while Japan's Nagiya Mori took bronze in 13:25.06sec. The previous championship record belonged to Qatar's Mohamed Al-Garni, who had clocked 13:34.47sec in the 2015 edition. Later, 18-year-old Pooja jumped to a personal best of 1.89m in her penultimate attempt to finish ahead of Uzbekistan's Safina Sadullaeva (1.86m). The Haryana teen, whose father is a construction worker, has been doing well at the continental level, having earlier collected a gold at the Asian Under-23 Championships in 2023. Nandini then became only the third Indian heptathlete to win an Asian gold after Swapna Barman (2017) and Soma Biswas (2005). Agasara collected 5941 points to bag the top honours, making a strong comeback to win the 800m race after a poor javelin throw performance of 34.18m. China's Liu Jingyi, who led Agasara after winning javelin throw, claimed the silver with 5869 points. Gulveer the great The win completed a remarkable double for Gulveer, who had earlier bagged gold in the 10,000m competition on the opening day with a timing of 28:38.63sec. With this performance, Gulveer joined an elite group of Indian athletes to have won gold in the men's 5000m event of the continental meet -- the other three being Gopal Saini (1981), Bahadur Prasad (1993), and G Lakshmanan (2017). He matched Lakshmanan in winning gold in both the 10,000m and 5000m events in the same edition. The 26-year-old from Atrauli in Uttar Pradesh had also won a bronze in the 2023 edition. However, there was mild disappointment in the women's 3000m steeplechase, where defending champion Parul Chaudhary had to settle for silver. She clocked 9:12.46sec and was bested by Kazakhstan's Norah Jeruto Tanui (9:10.46sec). The bronze also went to a Kazakh, Daisy Jepkemei (9:27.51sec). 4x100m men's relay team disqualified Earlier, India's 4x100m men's relay team was disqualified during the preliminary round after a faulty baton exchange but Sachin Yadav and Yashvir Singh made the men's javelin throw finals alongside reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan. The quartet of Pranav Pramod Gaurav, Ragul Kumar Ganesh, Manikanta Hoblidhar and Amlan Borgohain was knocked out of the competition after being found guilty of baton exchange outside the takeover zone, violating World Athletics' Technical Rule 24.7. The Malaysian team was also disqualified for a similar violation. However, there was good news for the Indian contingent elsewhere as Sachin and Yashvir entered the 12-man javelin throw final. While Sachin covered 79.62m to be placed fifth, Yashvir qualified for Saturday's finale with a throw of 76.67m. At the top was Nadeem, who is appearing in his first competition since the gold-winning monstrous throw of 92.97m in the Paris Olympics last year. He came up with an effort of 86.34m in the qualifying round. In other events, women's 100m hurdles gold-winner Jyothi Yarraji and Nithya Gandhe advanced to the 200m finals after clocking 23.74sec and 23.77sec respectively in their heats. In the men's 200m event, Animesh Kujur entered the finals after clocking 20.81sec in the semifinal race. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
News18
3 days ago
- Sport
- News18
Asian Athletics Championships: Gulveer, Pooja, Agasara Extend India's Golden Run In Gumi
Last Updated: Gulveer clocked a competition-record time of 13:24.77 sec to pip Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate and Japan's Nagiya Mori to the top spot in the men's 5000m event. Indian athlete Gulveer Singh claimed his second gold of the ongoing Asian Athletics Championships 2025 with his record-breaking showing in the 5000m final on Friday, to add to his 10,000m victory. Gulveer clocked an event-record time of 13:24.77 sec to pip Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate and Japan's Nagiya Mori to the top spot. Gulveer shattered Qatari Mohamed Al-Garni's decade-old record of 13:34.47 sec in the process. High jumper Pooja Singh clinched the top spot with a personal best of 1.89m in her penultimate attempt to edge out Uzbekistan's Safina Sadullaeva, who registered a best effort of 1.86m, to claim the top spot. Heptathlete Nandini Agasara tallied 5941 points to bag the yellow-metal in the event following her incredible comeback to emerge victorious in the 800m race on the back of a rather ordinary javelin throw performance. Agasara became just the third Indian to win a heptathlon Asian gold after Swapna Barman and Soma Biswas. Gulveer's victory marked a significant achievement, as he had already secured gold in the 10,000m event on the opening day with a time of 28:38.63. This performance places Gulveer among an elite group of Indian athletes who have won gold in the men's 5000m at the continental meet, joining Gopal Saini (1981), Bahadur Prasad (1993), and G Lakshmanan (2017). The 26-year-old athlete from Atrauli, Uttar Pradesh, had previously won a bronze medal in the 2023 edition. However, there was some disappointment in the women's 3000m steeplechase, where defending champion Parul Chaudhary had to settle for silver with a time of 9:12.46. She was bested by Kazakhstan's Norah Jeruto Tanui, who clocked 9:10.46, while the bronze went to Daisy Jepkemei of Kazakhstan with a time of 9:27.51. Gulveer's triumph brought India their sixth gold medal of the championships, increasing the country's tally to six gold, seven silver, and three bronze medals. Earlier in the day, India's 4x100m men's relay team was disqualified during the preliminary round due to a faulty baton exchange, but Sachin Yadav and Yashvir Singh made it to the men's javelin throw finals, along with Pakistan's reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem. The relay team, consisting of Pranav Pramod Gaurav, Ragul Kumar Ganesh, Manikanta Hoblidhar, and Amlan Borgohain, was eliminated after being found guilty of baton exchange outside the takeover zone, violating World Athletics' Technical Rule 24.7. The Malaysian team was disqualified for a similar infraction. On a positive note, Sachin and Yashvir advanced to the 12-man javelin throw final. Sachin achieved a distance of 79.62m, placing fifth, while Yashvir qualified for the final with a throw of 76.67m. Nadeem, participating in his first competition since his gold-winning throw of 92.97m at the Paris Olympics last year, led the qualifying round with an effort of 86.34m. In other events, women's 100m hurdles gold medalist Jyothi Yarraji and Nithya Gandhe advanced to the 200m finals, clocking 23.74 and 23.77 seconds respectively in their heats. In the men's 200m event, Animesh Kujur reached the semifinals with a time of 20.98 seconds in his preliminary race. Additionally, India remained the favorite for gold in the heptathlon, as Nandini Agsara accumulated 4500 points after five events. She topped the long jump with a distance of 6.13m and leads China's Liu Jingyi, who has 4210 points, with only the javelin throw and 800m events remaining. First Published:
