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Time of India
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
Asian Athletics: Gulveer wins gold in men's 10,000m; bronze for race walker Sebastian
National record holder Gulveer Singh opened India's gold medal account with a top finish in the men's 10,000m event while Servin Sebastian clinched a bronze in 20km race walk on the opening day of the Asian Athletics Championships here on Tuesday. The 26-year-old Singh, a bronze-medallist at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games and a pre-race favourite, clocked 28 minute 38.63 seconds to win his maiden Asian Championships gold. Japan's Mebuki Suzuki (28:43.84) took the silver while Bahrain's Albert Kibichi Rop (28:46.82) won the bronze. Another Indian the fray, Sawan Barwal finished fourth with a time of 28:50.53. Earlier in the day, Servin Sebastian claimed India's first medal with a bronze in the men's 20km race walk event, clocking 1 hour 21 minute and 13.60 seconds. There was disappointment, though, in women's javelin throw with Asian Games gold medallist and national record holder Annu Rani finishing fourth with a below-par effort of 58.30m. Born to a farmer father at Sirsa village of Atrauli Tehsil in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh, Gulveer has been on a national record breaking spree, the last one being the 27:00.22 in 10000m earlier this year. Live Events Going into the event as Asian leader this season, Gulveer ran a well calculated race to eventually leave behind his rivals by a fare distance. He was in the leading pack throughout. Towards the end, it was a contest among the eventual three medal winners. Just before the last lap, Kibichi was leading with Gulveer closely behind him. But soon, he made his final kick and was well ahead of the other two rivals midway into the last lap. He had enough fuel in the tank to virtually sprint down the last 100m stretch. Suzuki, the second best Asian so far this season, overtook Kibichi in the end to take the silver. Gulveer is the third Indian to win the 10000m gold after Hari Chand (1975) and G Lakshmanan (2017). He also holds the national record in 5000m, in which he is also competing here and would be aiming to better the bronze in the 2023 Asian Championships. Sebastian's timing was just shy of his personal best of 1:21:23sec, set earlier this year for a gold at the Uttarakhand National Games in February. China's Wang Zhaozhao (1:20:36.90) and Japan's Kento Yoshikawa (1:20:44.90) won the gold and silver respectively. Amit, the other Indian in the field, finished fifth with a time of 1:22:14.30. In men's high jump, Sarvesh Anil Kushare qualified for the final round after finishing fourth in qualification group B with an effort of 2.10m. India has sent a 58-strong contingent for the event where the country won 27 medals in the previous edition. Economic Times WhatsApp channel )
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Asian Athletics Championships 2025, Medals Tally: Gulveer's gold puts India in second place after day one
India took the second spot in the medals tally at the end of the first day of the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, Korea. Gulveer Singh won the gold medal in the men's 10,000m and Servin Sebastian clinched the bronze in men's 20km race walk on Tuesday. China leads the standings with a total of seven medals, including five golds. Japan is placed third with three silver and two bronze medals. A total of 39 countries are participating in the continental event which will conclude on May 31. Here are the top five countries:- Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 China 5 2 0 7 2 India 1 0 1 2 3 Japan 0 3 2 5 4 Uzbekistan 0 1 0 1 5 Bahrain 0 0 1 1
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
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Asian Athletics Championships 2025: Servin Sebastian claims bronze in men's 20km race walk
India won its first medal at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 from the men's 20km race walk event through Servin Sebastian, who claimed bronze. Servin clocked a personal best timing of 1:21:13.60 to win his first medal at the continental level. He is the eighth Indian to medal in the men's 20km race walk event at the Asian Championships. In the women's javelin throw, India's Annu Rani narrowly missed out on a bronze medal after finishing fourth. Rani's best throw (58.40m) came from third attempt. In the women's 400m event, India's Rupal Chaudhary and Vithya Ramraj made it to the final after finishing 1st and 2nd in their respective heats. In men's 1500m heats, Yoonus Shah finished second to qualify for the final.
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.
