Asian Athletics Championships 2025: Full list of Indian medal winners
India finished the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Gumi, South Korea, on Saturday with 24 medals — eight gold, 10 silver and six bronze.
With this, India finished second in the medal tally, behind China.
In addition to the substantial medal haul, there were two National Records for India: Animesh Kujur (Men's 200m) and Parul Chaudhary (Women's 3000m Steeplechase).
Here is the full list of India's medal winners from Asian Athletics Championships 2025:
Men's 20km race walk - Servin Sebastian (Bronze)
Men's 10,000m - Gulveer Singh (Gold)
Women's 400m - Rupal Chaudhary (Silver)
Men's 1500m - Yoonus Shah (Bronze)
Women's 1500m - Pooja (Silver)
Decathlon - Tejaswin Shankar (Silver)
Men's Triple Jump - Praveen Chithravel (Silver)
Mixed 4x400m relay - Gold
Men's 3000m Steeplechase - Avinash Sable (Gold)
Women's 100m hurdles - Jyothi Yarraji (Gold)
Women's 4x400m Relay - Gold
Men's 4x400m Relay - Silver
Women's Long Jump - Ancy Sojan (Silver)
Women's Long Jump - Shaili Singh (Bronze)
Men's 5000m - Gulveer Singh (Gold)
Women's 3000m Steeplechase - Parul Chaudhary (Silver, with National Record )
) Women's High Jump - Pooja (Gold)
Heptathlon - Nandini Agasara (Gold)
Men's 200m - Animesh Kujur (Bronze, with National Record )
) Women's 400m hurdles - Vithya Ramraj (Bronze)
Men's Javelin Throw - Sachin Yadav (Silver)
Women's 5000m - Parul Chaudhary (Silver)
Women's 800m - Pooja (Bronze)
Women's 4x100m Relay - Silver
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