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Economic Times
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Economic Times
India win gold in mixed relay; four others bag silver at Asian Athletics Championships
Agencies India retain gold medal India's 4x400m mixed relay team defended its gold with a domineering performance after four individual silvers and a bronze in varying events bolstered the country's overall tally to eight medals on a brilliant second day at the 26th Asian Athletics Championship here. The Indian quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, Santhosh Kumar, Vishal TK and Subha Venkatesan won the top honours with a timing of 3:18.12sec. Of these, Rupal also claimed the individual women's 400m silver earlier in the day. Subha was also a part of the mixed team that claimed gold in the 2023 edition. China finished a distant second with a time of 3:20.52s, and Sri Lanka clocked 3:21.95s to take third place. The largely US-based Tejaswin Shankar was among the silver-winners for India, finishing second in decathlon after accumulating a score of 7618 following the regulation 10 events. He ended behind China's Fei Xiang (7634) and ahead of Japan's Keisuke Okuda (7602). Praveen Chithravel also bagged a silver medal in men's triple jump with a best effort of 16.90m. Chithravel said the conditions were normal for him on Wednesday as he is accustomed to much more adverse situations while competing abroad. "Today, the conditions were very good. In the first two jumps, I just wanted to get into the top 8. Then, on the third jump, I hit 16.90m -- and right after that, it started raining. After the third jump, my body started feeling heavy every time I jumped. So today, it was the same," he said. "The first jump was 16.60m, the second was 16.67m, and then the third was 16.90m. After that, I felt very comfortable. But about 10 minutes later, it started raining. "Actually, this is normal for me. Whenever I compete abroad, it's usually cold and rainy, so I felt the same today. After the rain, it takes more than 40 minutes for me to recover. So then, my body starts to go down, and I have to really push myself. And then... everything is done." Earlier, Rupal (400m) and Pooja (1500m) picked up silver medals, Yoonus Shah fetched a bronze in men's 1500m. The mixed gold was India's second top finish after national record-holder Gulveer Singh's (10,000m) brilliance on Tuesday. Quarter-miler Rupal opened India's account for the day, clocking 52.68 seconds to finish second in the women's 400m final. Fellow Indian Vithya Ramraj was placed fifth with a time of 53.00 seconds. The gold went to Japan's Nanako Matsumoto (52.17s), while Uzbekistan's Jonbibi Hukmova (52.79s) took bronze. Pooja followed with another silver, clocking 4:10.83sec in the women's 1500m, just ahead of compatriot Lili Das, who finished fourth (4:13.81sec). Li Chunhui of China (4:10.58) won the gold while and Japan's Tomaka Kimura ran a season's best time of 4:11.56 to claim the bronze medal. Rupal had scripted history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championships in 2022, claiming a silver in the 4x400m relay followed by a bronze in the women's 400m events back then. Hailing from a farming family in Shahpur Jainpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, the 20-year-old is being seen as a bright prospect. A delighted Rupal said she hopes to better per personal best timing but before that she wants to fix her injury issues. "My training was going well till national. After that, I was a little worried due to my injury. But the way my training is going and my performance is going, I'm okay. I'm feeling okay. But I'm not satisfied," she said. "So, my main target from now on is to fix the problems that I have in my back, in my hamstring. And according to the training that I did before the national, I have already done my personal best during my training. "So, I think I can improve my personal best. So, I'll do that after I leave from here," Rupal added. In the men's 1500m, Yoonus clinched bronze with a time of 3:43.03, pushing India's medal count to five. Japanese runner Kazuto Lizawa ran a personal best of 3:42.56 to take home the coveted gold medal while South Koreas Jaeung Lee (3:42.79) finished second. Aside from national record-holder Gulveer's gold, Servin Sebastian clinched the 20km race walk bronze on the opening day of the competition. In other results, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi ran a personal best of 45.57s in the men's 400m but that could only fetch him a fourth-place finish. Long jumpers Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan qualified for the final of the women's long jump event. Shaili had a best effort 6.17m, the third best in the 20-woman field. Ancy 6.14m sealed her place in the final. Hurdler Jyoti Yarraji qualified for the next round after finishing with a time of 13.18s in her heat. She crossed the line in third position. PTI
NDTV
28-05-2025
- Sport
- NDTV
India Win Gold In Mixed Relay; Tejaswin Shankar, 3 Others Bag Silver At Asian Athletics Championships
India's 4x400m mixed relay team defended its gold with a domineering performance after four individual silvers and a bronze in varying events bolstered the country's overall tally to eight medals on a brilliant second day outing at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships at Gumi, South Korea. The Indian quartet of Rupal Chaudhary, Santhosh Kumar, Vishal TK and Subha Venkatesan won the top honours with a timing of 3:18.12sec. Of these, Rupal also claimed the individual women's 400m silver earlier in the day. Subha, on the other hand, was a part of the mixed team that claimed gold in the 2023 edition. China, who finished a distant second with a time of 3:20.52s, and Sri Lanka, who clocked 3:21.95s to take third place, were both disqualified. The reasons for their disqualification have not been disclosed yet. Due to the disqualifications, Kazakhstan (3:22.70s) and Korea (3:22.87s) clinched the silver and bronze medals respectively. The largely US-based Tejaswin Shankar was among the silver-winners for India, finishing second in decathlon after accumulating a score of 7618 following the regulation 10 events. He ended behind China's Fei Xiang (7634) and ahead of Japan's Keisuke Okuda (7602). Praveen Chithravel also bagged a silver medal in men's triple jump with a best effort of 16.90m. Earlier, Rupal (400m) and Pooja (1500m) picked up silver medals, Yoonus Shah fetched a bronze in men's 1500m. The mixed gold was India's second top finish after national record-holder Gulveer Singh's (10,000m) brilliance on Tuesday. Quarter-miler Rupal opened India's account for the day, clocking 52.68 seconds to finish second in the women's 400m final. Fellow Indian Vithya Ramraj was placed fifth with a time of 53.00 seconds. The gold went to Japan's Nanako Matsumoto (52.17s), while Uzbekistan's Jonbibi Hukmova (52.79s) took bronze. Pooja followed with another silver, clocking 4:10.83sec in the women's 1500m, just ahead of compatriot Lili Das, who finished fourth (4:13.81sec). Li Chunhui of China (4:10.58) won the gold while and Japan's Tomaka Kimura ran a season's best time of 4:11.56 to claim the bronze medal. Rupal had scripted history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championships in 2022, claiming a silver in the 4x400m relay followed by a bronze in the women's 400m events back then. Hailing from a farming family in Shahpur Jainpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, the 20-year-old is being seen as a bright prospect. In the men's 1500m, Yoonus Shah clinched bronze with a time of 3:43.03, pushing India's medal count to five. Japanese runner Kazuto Lizawa ran a personal best of 3:42.56 to take home the coveted gold medal while South Koreas Jaeung Lee (3:42.79) finished second. Aside from national record-holder Gulveer's gold, Servin Sebastian clinched the 20km race walk bronze on the opening day of the competition. In other results, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi ran a personal best of 45.57s in the men's 400m but that could only fetch him a fourth-place finish. Long jumpers Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan qualified for the final of the women's long jump event. Shaili had a best effort 6.17m, the third best in the 20-woman field. Ancy 6.14m sealed her place in the final. Hurdler Jyoti Yarraji qualified for the next round after finishing with a time of 13.18secs in her heat. She crossed the line in third position.
India Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- India Today
Asian Athletics 2025: Mixed relay team wins Gold, Tejaswin bags decathlon silver
India clinched six medals on Day 2 of the Asian Athletics Championships held in Gumi, South Korea. The highlight of the day was the Indian 4x400m mixed relay team, which secured the gold medal, while Tejaswin Shankar won silver in the decathlon event on Wednesday, May 28. With this performance, India currently holds third place on the medal table at the prestigious continental championships, trailing only China and Japan with a total of two gold, four silver and two bronze 4x400m mixed relay team delivered a stellar performance, clinching the gold medal and defending their title with a time of 3:18.20 seconds. Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Rupal Chaudhary, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi and Subha Venkatesan sprinted to the top step of the podium, leading from start to Indian quartet outpaced China (3:20.52s) and Sri Lanka (3:21.95s), who took silver and bronze respectively. This victory marked India's second gold medal of the championships following Gulveer Singh's triumph in the men's 10,000m on Day SHANKAR AND PRAVEEN CHITRAVEL WIN SILVERS Meanwhile, India's Praveen Chithravel won silver behind China's Zhu Yaming in the men's triple jump. Praveen, who won bronze in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, came up with a best effort of 16.90m while Zhu took Gold with Gyumin Yu won bronze with a best effort of 16.82m, which was his season-best Shankar won silver in decathlon, impressing over the first two days. The 26-year-old has won bronze in the 2023 edition, but it's his second silver in decathlon at the continental level after his Asian Games silver in DELIGHT FOR RUPAL CHAUDHARYEarlier in the day, Rupal Chaudhary, a 20-year-old quarter-miler from Uttar Pradesh's Shahpur Jainpur village in Meerut, opened India's medal account with a silver in the women's 400m. She clocked 52.68 seconds, finishing behind Japan's Nanako Matsumoto (52.17s), while Uzbekistan's Jonbibi Hukmova took bronze (52.79s).Fellow Indian Vithya Ramraj placed fifth with 53.00 was Rupal's second medal of the day, reinforcing her rising star status. Notably, she had previously made history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championships in 2022, with a silver in the 4x400m relay and bronze in the Thennarasu Kayalvizhi clocked a personal best of 45.57 seconds in the men's 400m, finishing fourth in a tightly contested final. Though he missed out on a medal, his performance contributed significantly to India's successful 4x400m relay run later in the BAGS SILVER IN WOMEN'S 1500MIndia's Pooja added another silver in the women's 1500m, recording a time of 4:10.83. She narrowly missed the gold, which went to China's Li Chunhui (4:10.58), while Japan's Tomaka Kimura bagged bronze (4:11.56, season's best).advertisementCompatriot Lili Das finished fourth with a commendable 4: FOR YOONUS IN MEN'S 1500MYoonus Shah brought home a bronze medal in the men's 1500m, clocking 3:43.03. The race was won by Japan's Kazuto Lizawa (3:42.56, personal best), followed by South Korea's Jaeung Lee (3:42.79).On Day 1, apart from Gulveer Singh, Servin Sebastian clinched the 20km race walk bronze. (WITH PTI Inputs)
News18
28-05-2025
- Sport
- News18
Asian Athletics Championships: Rupal, Pooja, Yoonus Add To India's Medal Tally
Last Updated: Rupal Chaudhary clocked 52.68 seconds to finish second in the women's 400m, while Pooja's 4:10.83sec effort helped her to the women's 1500m to silver. The Indian contingent participating at the Asian Athletics Championships in South Korea took their tally to 5 medals on Monday as 400m runner Rupal Chaudhary and 1500m runner Pooja bagged silver medals, while Yoonus Shah added a bronze in the men's 1500m event. Rupal clocked 52.68 seconds to finish second in the women's 400m final. Japan's Nanako Matsumoto finished in 52.17s to clinch the yellow metal, while Uzbekistan's Jonbibi Hukmova timed 52.79s earned the bronze. India's Vithya Ramraj came in fifth with a time of 53.00 seconds. Pooja timed 4:10.83sec in the women's 1500m to come in second, ahead of Lili Das, who finished fourth in 4:13.81sec. China's Li Chunhui and Japan's Tomaka Kimura claimed the gold and bronze medals, respectively, with timings of 4:10.58 and 4:11.56. In the men's section, Shah bagged the bronze with a time of 3:43.03, behind Japan's Kazuto Lizawa, who clocked a PB of 3:42.56 and South Korean Jaeung Lee, who timed 3:42.79. In the men's 400m section, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi produced a personal best of 45.57s, but finished fourth, just outside the podium places. Long jumpers Shaili Singh, had a best effort 6.17m, and Ancy Sojan, who registered a jump of 6.14m, qualified for the final of the event. Jyoti Yarraji moved into the subsequent round of her hurdles event, by clocking a time of 13.18secs, to finish third in her heat. India's Gulveer Singh claimed the gold medal in the 10,000m event, while Servin Sebastian bagged the 20km race walk bronze on Tuesday. The 20-year-old Rupal, who entered history books as she became the first Indian athlete to clinch two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championships in 2022 with a silver in the 4x400m relay and a bronze in the women's 400m event, hails from a family of farmer in Shahpur Jainpur village in UP's Meerut district. First Published: May 28, 2025, 17:00 IST
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
India's Rupal, Pooja win silver; Yoonus bags bronze at Asian Athletics Championships
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Women took centre-stage for India on day two of the Asian Athletics Championships with Rupal Chaudhary (400m) and Pooja (1500m) snaring silver medals here on Wednesday. Yoonus Shah 's men's 1500m bronze took the country's overall tally to five, including a gold claimed by Gulveer Singh (10,000m) on Rupal opened India's account for the day, clocking 52.68 seconds to finish second in the women's 400m final . Fellow Indian Vithya Ramraj was placed fifth with a time of 53.00 gold went to Japan's Nanako Matsumoto (52.17s), while Uzbekistan's Jonbibi Hukmova (52.79s) took followed with another silver, clocking 4:10.83sec in the women's 1500m, just ahead of compatriot Lili Das, who finished fourth (4:13.81sec).Li Chunhui of China (4:10.58) won the gold while and Japan's Tomaka Kimura ran a season's best time of 4:11.56 to claim the bronze had scripted history by becoming the first Indian athlete to win two medals at the World U20 Athletics Championships in 2022, claiming a silver in the 4x400m relay followed by a bronze in the women's 400m events back from a farming family in Shahpur Jainpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, the 20-year-old is being seen as a bright the men's 1500m, Yoonus Shah clinched bronze with a time of 3:43.03, pushing India's medal count to runner Kazuto Lizawa ran a personal best of 3:42.56 to take home the coveted gold medal while South Koreas Jaeung Lee (3:42.79) finished from national record-holder Gulveer's gold, Servin Sebastian clinched the 20km race walk bronze on the opening day of the other results, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi ran a personal best of 45.57s in the men's 400m but that could only fetch him a fourth-place jumpers Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan qualified for the final of the women's long jump had a best effort 6.17m, the third best in the 20-woman field. Ancy 6.14m sealed her place in the Jyoti Yarraji qualified for the next round after finishing with a time of 13.18secs in her heat. She crossed the line in third position.
