Seema Kumari Wins Bronze in Women's 10,000m at Asian Games 2026; India Takes Mixed Relay Silver
Indian athlete Seema Kumari won a bronze medal in the women's 10,000m at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, ending a 16-year medal drought for India in this event. She finished with a time of 32:50.05, behind gold medalist Winfred Yavi of Bahrain and silver medalist Nozomi Tanaka of Japan. This marks India's first athletics medal at the Games. Additionally, India secured a silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay, continuing its strong performance in athletics at the continental event.
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httpswwwoutlookindiacom broke this story on 24 Sept, 01:10 pm. Other outlets followed.