Indian player Avinash Sable made history on Thursday by winning gold in the Men's 3000m Steepchase competition in the Asian Athletics Championship 2025. He gave India a gold medal in the competition after 36 years with a time of 8: 20.92 seconds. At the same time, 18 -year -old worship also won a gold medal. He jumped 1.89 meters.
Before Avinash, India won the gold medal for the last time in the event in 1989, when Dina Ram achieved this feat. In 1975, Harbhal Singh became the first Indian to win gold in Stepsplechez. In addition, before worship, Bobby Alloysius won the gold medal in 2000. Sable said, I was confident of winning a gold medal because I was the best in this field.
Jyoti also won gold Jyoti Yaraji won the gold medal by completing the 100m Hirdle Race in just 12.96 seconds. The previous record of Jyoti was 12.99 seconds.
India won 14 medals so far India has won 14 medals in various competitions so far in the 26th Asian Athletics Championship. The country is second in the points table. India have won 5 gold, 6 silver and 3 bronze. Earlier in the 2023 seasons, India also won a gold medal in the 4x400m mixed relay.
Gulvir Singh gave the first gold On Tuesday, National Record Holder Gulvir Singh won the gold medal in the 10,000 meter race. This was India's first gold medal at this Asian Athletics Championship. Pooja won the second silver medal with a time of 4 minutes 10 seconds in the women's 1500m race. Delhi's Lily Das finished fourth in the race. China's Lee Chunhui won the gold medal
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