Asian Games Success
India Secures Five Medals Across Multiple Disciplines on Asian Games Day 6
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In the men’s double sculls, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan were second at the 1,500m mark but fell to third in the final 500m, finishing in 6:13.25—3.88 seconds behind China’s gold-medal crew.
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Roshibina Devi’s wushu silver was her third consecutive Asian Games medal, making her the most successful Indian wushu athlete in the event’s history.
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The mixed 4x400m silver was won by Poovamma Raju, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj and Manu TS, who defended the silver India won at the 2023 Hangzhou Games. Bahrain took gold in a Games-record 3:12.87.
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India’s mixed team skeet bronze was won by Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anantjeet Singh Naruka; both had also earned bronze earlier in the Games in their respective women’s and men’s team competitions.
India claimed five medals on Day 6 of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, spreading success across athletics, shooting, wushu, and rowing The Week. The haul included two silvers and three bronzes, with Seema Kumari's 10,000m bronze marking India's first return to the podium in that event in 16 years DD News.
The day's standout moment came in track and field, where India's mixed 4x400m relay team clocked 3:14.46 for silver, just missing a gold that went to Bahrain in a Games record of 3:12.87 Olympics.com. Across five different sports, Indian athletes proved their medal-winning depth on one of the Games' busiest days.
Seema Kumari Ends 16-Year Wait in 10,000m
Seema Kumari finished third in the women's 10,000m with a time of 32:50.05, breaking India's two-decade drought in this event DNA India. Bahrain's Winfred Yavi took gold while Japan's Nozomi Tanaka claimed silver. Kumari's bronze was only India's third medal ever in the women's 10,000m at the Asian Games.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Kumari on the historic achievement DD News. Her medal ends a frustrating gap for Indian distance running and marks the nation's first individual athletics podium finish at these Games.
Mixed Relay Team Defends Silver from Hangzhou
India's mixed 4x400m relay quartet of Manu TS, Poovamma Raju, Vishal Thennarasu, and Vithya Ramraj clocked 3:14.46 for silver The Week. The team successfully defended the silver medal it won at the 2023 Hangzhou Games, making it three consecutive Asian Games medals in the event.
Bahrain captured gold in a Games record of 3:12.87, finishing just 0.34 seconds ahead of India Olympics.com. The narrow margin showed how close the Indian team came to gold on what was a strong day for the country's track and field athletes.
Rowing and Shooting Add to India's Medal Count
In the men's double sculls, Satnam Singh and Salman Khan finished third with 6:13.25, falling short of gold by 3.88 seconds. The duo led the race at the 1,500m mark but faded in the final 500 meters as China's crew surged to victory India Sports Hub.
India also won mixed team skeet bronze through shooters Parinaaz Dhaliwal and Anantjeet Singh Naruka The Week. Both had already earned bronze in their individual team events earlier in the Games, extending India's strong showing in the shooting discipline.
Roshibina Devi Cements Legacy in Wushu
Wushu athlete Roshibina Devi claimed her third consecutive Asian Games medal with a silver finish The Week. The achievement makes her the most successful Indian wushu athlete in the sport's Asian Games history, cementing her status as a dominant force in the discipline.
Devi's consistency across multiple Games shows India's growing strength in wushu, a sport where the nation has steadily built medal-winning depth over recent competition cycles.
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