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India Shines at Asian Games 2026: Silver in Mixed Relay, Seema Kumari Bags Bronze!
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Moneycontrol•24-09-2026, 19:13
India Shines at Asian Games 2026: Silver in Mixed Relay, Seema Kumari Bags Bronze!
- •Seema Kumari secured India's first track and field medal at the Asian Games in Japan, winning bronze in the women's 10,000m with a time of 32:50.05.
- •This marks India's first medal in the women's 10,000m discipline since 2010 and only the third ever in the event's Asian Games history.
- •India's mixed relay team, comprising Poovamma Machettira, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj, and Manu Thekkinalil, clinched a silver medal in the 4x400m event.
- •The relay team clocked 3:14.46, with Vithya Ramraj delivering a strong final leg to secure the silver.
- •These two medals boosted India's total tally to 17 at the Asian Games 2026.
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Seema Kumari won India's first track and field medal at the Asian Games 2026 by securing a bronze in the women's 10,000m event with a time of 32:50.05.
The Indian 4x400m mixed relay team comprising Poovamma Machettira, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj, and Manu Thekkinalil won the silver medal with a combined time of 3:14.46.
India last finished on the podium in the women's 10,000m event 16 years ago at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, where Preeja Sreedharan won gold and Kavita Raut claimed silver.
