Did India Shine at the Asian Athletics Championships with Gold in 4x400m Mixed Relay?

Gumi (South Korea), May 28 (NationPress) The Indian team comprised of Santhosh Kumar Tamilasaran, Rupal, Vishal Thennarasu Kayalayizhu, and Subha Venkatesan achieved a remarkable victory, securing gold medals in the 4x400m mixed relay on the second day of the Asian Athletics Championships held here on Wednesday.

The Indian squad completed the race with a time of 3:18.12s, marking their first-place finish and earning India's second gold in this prestigious Continental event. The silver medal went to China with a time of 3:20.52s, while Sri Lanka claimed bronze at 3:21.95s. By the end of the second competition day, India had amassed a total of eight medals, including two golds.

India's performances on Day 2 commenced with a silver medal in the women's 400m, where Rupal Chaudhary clocked 52.68 seconds to make it to the podium. Japan’s Nanaku Matsumoto clinched gold with 52.17s, and Uzbekistan’s Jonbibi Hukmova took bronze with 52.79s. Another Indian, Vithya Ramraj, finished fifth with a time of 53s.

In the men’s 1500m, Yoonus Shah secured the second medal for India on that day by finishing third with a time of 3:43.03s. The gold was won by Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa at 3:42.56s, while Korea’s Jaeung Lee won silver with 3:42.79s.

Later, Pooja added to the medal tally by winning silver in the women’s 1500m run with a time of 4:10.83s. The gold medal was secured by China’s Li Chunhui at 4:10.58s, while another Indian, Lili Das, finished fourth with 4:13.81s.

In the men’s triple jump, Praveen Chithravel contributed another medal to India’s collection with a silver performance of 16.90m, finishing behind China’s Zhu Yaming at 17.06m. Korea’s Gyumin Yu took home the bronze with 16.82m, while defending champion Abdulla Aboobacker finished fourth with 16.72m.

Subsequently, Tejaswin Shankar made history by becoming the first Indian athlete to achieve two medals in the decathlon at the Asian Athletics Championships, totaling 7,618 points to earn silver on Wednesday, adding to his bronze from the 2023 Championships.

On the first day of the event, Servin Sebastian secured India’s initial medal by winning bronze in the men’s 20km race walk on Tuesday.

Gulveer Singh then won the first gold for India in the men’s 10000m, and Rupal Chaudhary became the first Indian woman to reach the podium in Gumi with a silver in the 400m.

More than 60 Indian athletes are competing at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025, striving to surpass their strong performance from the last edition in Bangkok two years ago.

This 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships features over 2,000 athletes from 43 nations, with Indian athletes participating in a total of 30 medal events - 15 for men, 14 for women, and one mixed team - across the five-day competition.