In the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/asian-games-2026-sonali-shingate-receives-warm-welcome-after-india-kabaddi-triumph-in-continental-event-23652520" rel="nofollow">Asian Games 2026</a>, India's Gulveer Singh bagged a bronze medal in the men's 5000m race. He finished the race by clocking 13:32.75.
This was also his third medal in the ongoing continental event.
Bahrain's Birhanu Balew and Japan's Tomonori Yamaguchi finished the race by clocking 13:30.79 and 13:31.43, respectively.
Additionally, he is now the Indian athlete with the most number of individual medals at the Asian Games 2026. On the other hand, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/asian-games-2026-indian-athletes-in-action-today-on-day-10-23652395" rel="nofollow">India's Avinash Sable</a>, who was expected to compete in the race, did not start.
Asian Games 2026: Indian women's relay team clinches gold; men bag bronze
In the Asian Games 2026, Indian women's team has clinched a gold medal in the 4x400m <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/asian-games-2026-indian-womens-relay-team-clinches-gold-in-4x400m-event-men-bag-bronze-medal-23652503" rel="nofollow">relay</a> event, whereas the men's team has bagged a bronze medal in the 4x400m relay event.
India's Dharmveer Choudhary, Manu TS, Jay Kumar, and Vishal TK completed the race in 3:01:61. In the men's event, the Japanese team won the gold medal as the side finished the race in 3:00.75, whereas Qatar managed to claim silver medal with a timing of 3:00.93.
On the other hand, Indian women's relay team consisting of Kiran Pahal, Machettira Raju Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj bagged the gold medal by clocking 3:29:69.
Bahrain finished in second place with a timing of 3:30.21, whereas China managed to win bronze medal by completing the race in 3:31.02. This is also India's first athletics gold medal in the Asian Games 2026.
India's mixed relay team wins bronze medal in 4x100m race
India's mixed relay team of Gurindervir Singh, Sneha SS, Animesh Kujur and Harita Bhadra managed to conclude the event by winning a bronze medal. The side clocked the national record of 41.06.
During the race, Gurinder delivered a strong start, which Sneha carried through the second leg. Later, Harita showcased her skills and secured a bronze medal in the continental event. With this, they broke the previous national record of 41.35.
China took gold with 40.78, while Thailand secured silver with a time of 40.87.
Asian Games 2026: Pooja Singh wins women&rsquo;s high jump bronze medal
India&rsquo;s Pooja Singh won bronze in the women&rsquo;s high jump with a best clearance of 1.84m, securing the medal on countback after three failures at 1.87m.
The 19-year-old national record holder had a perfect run through 1.70m, 1.75m, 1.80m and 1.84m, clearing each height on her first attempt to clinch the last spot on the podium.

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This is also Gulveer Singh's third medal in the ongoing continental event. Bahrain's Birhanu Balew and Japan's Tomonori Yamaguchi finished the race by clocking 13:30.79 and 13:31.43, respectively

Asian Games 2026: Gulveer Singh wins bronze medal in 5000m race

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