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Asian Games 2026: Gulveer Singh wins silver, becomes first Indian to win two medals in 10,000m

Gulveer Singh secured his second successive Asian Games medal in the 10,000m, adding a 5,000m bronze to his collection at the 2026 Games.

  • On Friday, Gulveer Singh clinched silver in the men's 10,000m at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, remaining in contention through the 25-lap race to secure his second successive Asian Games medal in the event.
  • Establishing himself as Asia's leading distance runner, Gulveer won both the 5,000m and 10,000m titles at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, building momentum for his strong 2026 season.
  • At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Gulveer became the first Indian man to win a 10,000m medal, improving on his bronze from the Hangzhou 2023 Games, which ended India's 25-year wait for a medal in the event.
  • Baranica Elangovan made history as the first Indian to win a pole vault medal at the Asian Games, sharing bronze with Kazakhstan's Polina Ivanova after both recorded 4.15m at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on Friday.
  • While Baranica secured bronze, Indian athlete Sindhushree Ganesha failed to register a mark in pole vault. Manpreet Kaur continued India's strong run by becoming the third Indian to win an Asian Games medal in women's shot put.
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Indian sprinter Gulvir Singh upgraded his medal tally at the Asian Games, winning silver in the men's 10,000 meters. He clocked 28:29.38 minutes. Gulvir, who won bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games, finished second behind Bahrain's Birhanu Balev.

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Times of India broke the news in India on Friday, September 25, 2026.
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