This article highlights the multiple medals India won in various events at the Asian Games held in Nagoya, including silver in the mixed 4x400m relay race and bronze in the women's 10,000m event for Seema Kumari.
In the Asian Games 2026, the Indian athletics team secured a silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay race at Nagoya today. The quartet of Poovamma Raju, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj, and Manu TS timed their run at 3 mins 14.46 seconds, defending India’s silver medal won in the last edition of the games in Hangzhou. Bahrain clinched the gold with a Games record of 3 mins 12.87 seconds.
In another significant achievement, Seema Kumari made history by winning bronze in the women's 10,000m event. This marked India’s first medal in this category in 16 years as she finished at third spot in 32.50 mins.
Anant Jeet Singh Naruka and Parinaaz Dhaliwal also secured bronze in the mixed skeet team event, bagging India’s first-ever medal in this category. The pair missed just four of 48 shots and finished level with South Korea, but lost to South Korea in the tie-breaker, allowing China to win Gold.
Indian wushu player Roshibina Devi Naorem won Silver in the Women’s 60kg Sanda event after losing 0-2 to China’s Zhang Xiaoyu in the final. This was her third Asian Games medal, following Silvers at the 2023 Hangzhou Games and Bronze at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.
In Men’s double sculls rowing, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze, while Commonwealth Games champion Sakshi Chaudhary bowed out of the Games after her loss in the Women’s 51 kg pre-quarters to reigning World Champion Alua Balkibekova.
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Akashvani News
