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India Shines at Asian Games: Sreeshankar, Gulveer Grab Silver; Parul, Ramraj Secure Bronze
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News18•28-09-2026, 18:15
India Shines at Asian Games: Sreeshankar, Gulveer Grab Silver; Parul, Ramraj Secure Bronze
- •Murali Sreeshankar won silver in the men's long jump with an 8.07m effort, despite an ankle injury preventing his final attempts.
- •Parul Chaudhary secured a bronze in the women's 5000m (15:14.61), her second medal of the Games, following a bronze in the 3000m steeplechase.
- •Gulveer Singh earned a silver medal in the men's 1500m with a personal best of 3:36.72, adding to his 10,000m silver.
- •Vithya Ramraj clinched a bronze in the women's 400m hurdles, setting a personal best of 54.75 seconds and breaking a 40-year-old national record.
- •Avinash Sable, a two-time Olympian, finished fourth in the men's 3000m steeplechase, unable to defend his gold medal despite a season's best effort.
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Murali Sreeshankar won a silver medal in the men's long jump event with a best effort of 8.07m in his second attempt before hurting his ankle.
Vithya Ramraj clocked a personal best of 54.75 seconds to clinch bronze in the women's 400m hurdles, breaking P T Usha's national record of 55.42 seconds set at the 1984 Olympics.
Parul Chaudhary clocked 15:14.61 to finish third and claim the bronze medal in the women's 5000m final, marking her second medal of the Games.
