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Time of India
3 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
At Asian Athletics Championships, India's gold rush continues
Indian athletes continued to make waves at the Asian Athletics Championships on Friday. Long distance runner Gulveer Singh, high jumper Pooja and heptathlete Nandini Agasara shone bright to win gold medals on the penultimate day of the meet in Gumi, South Korea. Parul Chaudhary claimed silver in a national record time of 9:12.46s in women's 3,000m steeplechase. After Friday's show, India held on to its second position in the medals tally with eight gold, seven silver and three bronze for a total count of 18. China is on top with 26 medals — 15 gold, 8 silver and 3 bronze. GULVEER DOES A DOUBLE One of the first gold medals for India came through Army runner Gulveer, who clocked 13:24.77s in the men's 5,000m event to beat Qatar's Mohamed Al-Garni's Asian championships record of 13:34.47s set in 2015. Gulveer, a Hangzhou Asian Games bronze medallist, ran a measured race to become the first Indian in the ongoing edition of the Asian meet to win back-to-back gold. The 26-year-old had won the men's 10,000m gold on the opening day. 'My goal in Gumi was to win the first position in both 5,000m and 10,000m. Though the weather conditions weren't ideal during both events, I stuck to my plan of achieving a good timing,' he said. Thailand's Kieran Tuntivate was close second with a timing of 13:24.97s, while Japan's Nagiya Mori finished third clocking 13:25.06s. Another Indian in the fray, Abhishek Pal, came sixth with a timing of 13:33.51s. POOJA CREATES HISTORY Haryana mason's daughter Pooja created history after becoming only the second Indian woman to win gold in high jump at the Asian level. Bobby Aloysius had won gold way back in 2000, followed by a silver in 2002 edition of the continental meet. The promising 18-year-old cleared the bar at 1.89m to post a personal best and win the country's second gold of the day. She tried to raise the bar but wasn't able to clear 1.92m in all three attempts. 'It was a good day for me as I was among the champions at the senior continental level,' Pooja said. NANDINI 3RD INDIAN WOMAN HEPTATHLETE TO WIN GOLD India's third gold came through Nandini Agasara, who scored a come-from-behind win over China's Liu Jingyi to claim a sensational top podium finish in heptathlon. The Indian was trailing her Chinese rival by 54 points ahead of the 800m, and made a stunning comeback to secure a total of 5941 points. Jingyi finished second with 5869 points, while Chinese Taipei's Cai Juan Chen came third accumulating 5608 points. Nandini became only the third Indian woman to win an Asian heptathlon gold after Soma Biswas (2005) and Swapna Barman (2017). PARUL REWRITES 3000M STEEPLECHASE NATL RECORD Parul Chaudhary had a good run in women's 3,000m steeplechase, improving the national record to 9:12.96s enroute her silver finish. 'My race strategy was to stay with the leading runner (Norah Jeruto Tanui of Kazakhstan). I tried my best but she surged ahead in the final lap. I am happy to have improved the national record,' Parul said. MEN'S 4X100M RELAY TEAM DISQUALIFIED It was a bad day for the men's 4x100m relay team — Manikanta Hoblidar, Amlan Borgohain, Rahul Kumar and Pranav Gurav — as they were disqualified during the heats for baton exchange outside the zone.
India Today
4 days ago
- Sport
- 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).
The Hindu
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Asian Athletics Championships 2025: Nandini Agasara wins Heptathlon gold
India's Nandini Agasara claimed gold in heptathlon at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships on Friday in Gumi, South Korea. Going into the final event — the 800m race — Agasara trailed China's Liu Jingyi by 54 points. But she clocked 2:15.54 (885 points), outpacing Jingyi's 2:24.87 (759 points) to secure a stunning victory. Agasara is the third Indian to win heptathlon gold at the Asian Championships, following Swapna Barman (2017) and Soma Biswas (2005).
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
Asian Athletics Championships 2025, Day 3 LIVE Updates: Samardeep in Shot Put final; Sable, Yarraji in action soon
Morning session's summary In the morning session, Nandini Agasara emerged as the leader in Heptathlon after three events. Women's 10,000m final, which was stopped yesterday due to adverse weather conditions, was held from beginning. Sanjivani Baburao Jadhav finished fifth, clocking a season's best of 33:08.17s while Seema took the sixth spot with 33:08.23s. In men's 4x400m relay heats, Indian quartet of Rince Joseph, Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu Thekkinalil Saji and Mohit Kumar was the leader amongst the nine teams with a timing of 3:06.28s.
