Sachin, Parul shine with silver, Kujur bags bronze at Asian Athletics Championships

India sign off with 24 medals

Gumi: A new national record, a string of personal bests, and six final-day medals capped India's campaign at the 26th Asian Athletics Championships with the country signing off with a total haul of 24 medals in Gumi, South Korea, on Saturday.

While gold proved elusive on the final day, Indian athletes delivered a series of gritty performances to secure three silver and as many bronze medals.

Parul Chaudhary claimed her second silver of the meet with a strong run in the women's 5000m, clocking 15:15.33s to finish second, adding to the silver she had earlier won in the 3000m steeplechase.

While javelin thrower Sachin Yadav earned his silver with a personal best effort, the women's 4x100m relay team, featuring Abinaya Rajarajan, Sneha S S, Srabani Nanda, and Nithya Gandhe, clocked a season-best 43.86s to bag India's final silver.

Middle distance runner Pooja recorded a personal best to take bronze in the women's 800m, while Asian Games medallist Vithya Ramraj secured the third place in the women's 400m hurdles.

India thus wrapped up the championships with 8 gold, 10 silver, and 6 bronze medals.

While the overall count fell short of the 27 medals won in the previous edition, the contingent has improved on the gold tally, increasing it from 6 to 8.

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

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