Asian Games 2026: Gulveer Singh wins 10,000 m silver; Baranica Elangovan wins India's first pole vault medal; Manpreet Kaur shot put bronze
On 25 September 2026 India won three athletics medals at Aichi-Nagoya: Gulveer Singh took men's 10,000 m silver, Baranica Elangovan a shared bronze in women's pole vault and Manpreet Kaur bronze in women's shot put.
Summary
Gulveer Singh clocked 28:29.38 to finish behind Bahrain's Birhanu Balew, upgrading the bronze he won at Hangzhou 2023 and becoming the first Indian to win two Asian Games medals in the 10,000 m. Baranica Elangovan cleared 4.15 m to share bronze with Kazakhstan's Polina Ivanova, the first Asian Games pole vault medal for India. Manpreet Kaur threw 17.17 m on her fourth attempt for bronze behind China's Song Jiayuan (19.40 m) and Zhang Linru (18.14 m).
Key facts
- Gulveer Singh
- Men's 10,000 m silver, 28:29.38; bronze at Hangzhou 2023
- 10,000 m gold
- Birhanu Balew (Bahrain)
- First
- Gulveer — first Indian with two Asian Games 10,000 m medals
- Baranica Elangovan
- Women's pole vault bronze (shared), 4.15 m — India's first Asian Games pole vault medal
- Manpreet Kaur
- Women's shot put bronze, 17.17 m; gold Song Jiayuan (China) 19.40 m
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Gulveer Singh won a silver medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: B — Men's 10,000 m
Gulveer Singh won men's 10,000 m silver in 28:29.38, improving on his Hangzhou 2023 bronze.
Baranica Elangovan won India's first-ever Asian Games medal in which event in 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Women's pole vault
She cleared 4.15 m to share pole vault bronze with Kazakhstan's Polina Ivanova — India's first Asian Games medal in the event.
Consider the following statements about India's athletics medals on 25 September 2026: 1. Gulveer Singh had won a bronze in the same event at Hangzhou 2023. 2. Manpreet Kaur won silver in the women's shot put. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is wrong: Manpreet Kaur won bronze with 17.17 m behind two Chinese throwers.
The men's 10,000 m gold at the Asian Games 2026, in which Gulveer Singh took silver, was won by an athlete from which country?
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Correct answer: C — Bahrain
Bahrain's Birhanu Balew won gold; another Bahraini, Albert Kiptoo, took bronze.