Asian Games
Asian Games 2026 : Vithya Ramraj sets NR to win bronze; Gulveer, Sreeshankar win silver - Highlights
India won six medals at the Asian Games on September 28, led by athletics silvers and bronzes from Murali Sreeshankar, Gulveer Singh and others.
Esha Singh. (Photo credit: PTI)
Asian Games 2026: India enjoyed another strong medal haul at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday, winning six medals across athletics, shooting and kurash while also advancing in boxing and several team sports.
Athletics produced five medals for India. Murali Sreeshankar won silver in the men's long jump, while Gulveer Singh took silver in the 1500m. Yashvir Singh, Vithya Ramraj and Parul Chaudhary added bronze medals in the javelin throw, 400m hurdles and 5000m, respectively. Yashvir also became the first Indian to qualify for the 2027 World Athletics Championships, while Vithya broke PT Usha's 42-year-old national record in the 400m hurdles.
Esha Singh added silver in the women's 25m pistol, while Pincky Balhara won bronze in the women's -78kg Kurash category.
India also secured three more boxing medals as Lovlina Borgohain, Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya advanced to their respective semifinals.
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