Asiad: Gulveer races into 10,000m silver; India's athletics surge continues
Indian athlete Gulveer Singh secured a silver medal in the men's 10,000m at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya. This performance follows other recent successes for the Indian athletics team, including a bronze in the women's 10,000m and a silver in the mixed 4x400m relay.
Why it matters
The results reflect India's growing competitiveness and investment in track and field sports on the international stage.
Indian long-distance runner Gulveer Singh won the men's 10,000m silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya on Friday, improving on the bronze he won in the same event at the 2023 Hangzhou Games.Gulveer clocked 28:29.38 to complete the run, 1.87 seconds behind the gold medalist Birhanu Balew of Bahrain.Gulveer, who had won bronze at the previous edition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou, finished second behind Bahrain's Birhanu Balew, who claimed the gold in 28:27.51 minutes.Gulveer's silver came a day after Seema Kumari won bronze in the women's 10,000m, ending India's 16-year wait for a medal in the event.Seema clocked…
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