Asian Games: India's Parul Chaudhary Claims Bronze Medal in Women's 5000m
Parul Chaudhary , who had won gold at Hangzhou in 2023, clocked 15:14.61 to finish third behind gold medallist Winfred Yavi of Bahrain (15:10.18) and silver medallist Nozomi Tanaka of Japan (15:11.65)
By : PTI
Update: 2026-09-28 12:21 GMT
Nagoya: Long-distance runner Parul Chaudhary could not defend her gold but continued India's medal-winning run at the Asian Games with a bronze in the women's 5000m final here on Monday.
The 31-year-old from Uttar Pradesh, who had won gold at Hangzhou in 2023, clocked 15:14.61 to finish third behind gold medallist Winfred Yavi of Bahrain (15:10.18) and silver medallist Nozomi Tanaka of Japan (15:11.65).
It was Chaudhary's second medal of the Games, following her bronze in the women's 3000m steeplechase on Sunday.
Seema, who had won a bronze in the women's 10,000m, finished sixth after clocking 15:35.06.
This was after Indian long-distance runner Gulveer Singh secured a silver medal in the men's 1500m final with a personal best effort of 3:36.72 and Vithya Ramraj clinched a bronze medal in the women's 400m hurdles event.
Gulveer, who had already won a silver in the 10,000m in the ongoing edition, finished behind gold medallist Kazuto Iizawa of Japan, while compatriot Nagiya Mori won the bronze with an effort of 3:37.92.