Aichi-Nagoya [Japan], September 28 (ANI): Indian athlete Gulveer Singh clinched the silver medal within the males’s 1500m on the Asian Games 2026 on Monday, clocking a private finest (PB) of three:36.72 within the remaining, in response to the Athletics Federation of India (AFI).
Gulveer stayed in rivalry all through the 12-man remaining earlier than producing a powerful kick within the final lap to safe the silver medal.
Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa received the gold medal with a Games Record time of three:36.35, whereas one other Japanese athlete, Nagiya Mori, claimed the bronze medal after clocking 3:37.92.
Gulveer completed simply 0.37 seconds behind Iizawa’s Games Record mark and greater than a second forward of Mori to safe the silver.
Another Indian athlete, Yoonus Shah, completed ninth within the remaining with a time of three:43.88.
Gulveer’s silver medal marked an enchancment for India within the males’s 1500m on the Asian Games, with the nation having received a bronze medal within the occasion on the earlier version.
The 3:36.72 timing additionally marked a private finest for Gulveer, who produced a career-best efficiency on the largest stage to safe a spot on the rostrum.
The consequence added one other athletics medal to India’s tally on the Asian Games, with Gulveer standing on the rostrum after a powerful end towards the Japanese duo.
Notably, that is Gulveer Singh’s second silver medal on the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. He had earlier received silver within the males’s 10,000m on Friday, clocking 28:29.38 to complete behind Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew, who clinched gold with a time of 28:27.51.
With Gulveer’s newest silver, India’s medal tally has now risen to 41 medals, comprising 4 gold, 18 silver and 19 bronze, with the nation presently positioned twelfth within the medal standings. (ANI)