India Sign Off Asian Athletics Championships 2025 With 24 Medals To Their Name

Last Updated:May 31, 2025, 20:46 IST

India concluded the 26th Asian Athletics Championships with 24 medals -- including 8 golds --where.Chaudhary, Yadav, and Kujur set records and personal bests.

India's Parul Chaudhary (X)

A new national record, a series of personal bests, and six final-day medals marked the end of India’s campaign at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships. The country concluded the event with a total of 24 medals on Saturday.

Despite not securing any gold medals on the final day, Indian athletes showcased impressive performances, bringing home three silver and three bronze medals.

Parul Chaudhary earned her second silver of the meet with a strong performance in the women’s 5000m, finishing in 15:15.33s. This added to the silver she had previously won in the 3000m steeplechase.

Javelin thrower Sachin Yadav achieved a personal best to secure his silver, while the women’s 4x100m relay team, consisting of Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha SS, Srabani Nanda, and Nithya Gandhe, clocked a season-best 43.86s to claim the final silver for India.

Sprinter Animesh Kujur set a national record of 20.32s, winning a bronze in the men’s 200m. Middle distance runner Pooja achieved a personal best to take bronze in the women’s 800m, and Asian Games medallist Vithya Ramraj secured third place in the women’s 400m hurdles.

India wrapped up the championships with a total of 8 gold, 10 silver, and 6 bronze medals. While this total fell short of the 27 medals won in the previous edition, the team improved its gold tally from 6 to 8.

India finished second in the medal standings behind China (19 gold, 9 silver, 4 bronze), marking their best performance since the 2017 edition in Bhubaneswar, where they topped the standings with 29 medals (10 gold, 6 silver, 13 bronze). Japan finished third with 5 gold, 11 silver, and 12 bronze.

New Heroes Arise For India

In the absence of two-time Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra, Indian javelin throwers delivered personal best performances.

Rising star Sachin Yadav threw his javelin 85.16m on his last attempt, finishing behind Pakistan’s reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, who won gold with a throw of 86.40m.

Competing in his first major international meet, Sachin narrowly missed the World Championships qualification mark of 85.50m, attributing the shortfall to injuries in his ankle and shoulder.

Fellow Indian Yashvir Singh also impressed with a personal best of 82.57m, finishing fifth.

Animesh Kujur secured India’s first medal of the day, ending a decade-long wait for a medal in the men’s 200m with a bronze. This was India’s first medal in the event since Dharambir Singh’s bronze in the 2015 edition.

The 21-year-old from Odisha delivered a standout performance, a national record of 20.32 seconds, improving his own mark of 20.40s set earlier this year.

Japan’s Towa Uzawa won gold with a time of 20.12s, while Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz Abdu I Atafi took silver in 20.31s.

(with agency inputs)

Siddarth Sriram

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