Asian Games 2026: Seema Breaks 16-Year Drought for India in Women’s 10,000m with Historic Bronze
Seema Kumari finished in 32:50.05, ending India’s 16-year medal drought in the event and giving the team its first athletics podium finish.
- On Thursday, Seema Kumari secured a bronze medal in the women's 10,000m at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, marking India's first athletics medal at the ongoing Games.
- The achievement ends a 16-year medal drought for India in the 10,000m event; India's previous podium finishes occurred at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, where Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita Raut claimed gold and silver.
- Kumari clocked 32:50.05 to take third, finishing behind Bahrain's Winfred Yavi and Japan's Nozomi Tanaka, while holding off Kazakhstan's Daisy Jepkemei to secure the final podium spot.
- This bronze medal pushes India's overall tally to 16 at the Asian Games; the performance complemented other successes, including a silver for Roshibina Devi and a bronze for Satnam Singh and Salman Khan.
- Building on career milestones, Kumari previously claimed a 2025 World University Games silver in the 5000m and a 2024 gold in the 10km at the Asian Cross Country Championships in Hong Kong.
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Who is Seema Kumari? 25-year-old from Himachal ends India's 16-year Asian Games medal drought in women's 10000m
Seema Kumari won India's first athletics medal at the Asian Games 2026 with a bronze in women's 10000m. The last time India won a women's 10000m medal at the Asian Games was in 2010 through Preeja Sreedharan and Kavita Raut.
Asian Games 2026: Seema Kumari Clocks Gritty Run To Claim Bronze In Women's 10000m
Seema Kumari clinched a hard-fought bronze in the women's 10000m event at the Asian Games 2026, pushing India's total medal count to 16. The achievement adds to her rising career milestones following her historic silver medal in the 5000m at the 2025 World University Games in Germany
Asian Games 2026: Seema Kumari clinches bronze in womens 10,000m event - The Tribune
Indian athlete Seema Kumari clinched the bronze medal in the women's 10,000m event at the ongoing Asian Games, while compatriot Asha Ilango narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the women's triple jump, finishing fourth, with Niharika Vashisht ending the event in 10th place.
Seema Kumari clinches bronze in Women's 10,000m at Asian Games 2026, India secures first medal in athletics
Seema Kumari has created history in the women's 10,000m at the 2026 Asian Games. The Himachal Pradesh-born athlete has secured a bronze medal in the competition.
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