Asian Games 2026: Seema Kumari wins 10,000 m bronze, ending 16-year wait; India take mixed 4x400 m relay silver
On 24 September 2026, the opening day of track and field at Aichi-Nagoya, Seema Kumari won women's 10,000 m bronze in 32:50.05 and India's mixed 4x400 m relay team won silver in 3:14.46.
Summary
Seema finished behind Bahrain's Winfred Yavi (32:39.18) and Japan's Nozomi Tanaka (32:41.54), ending India's 16-year wait for a medal in the women's 10,000 m. The relay quartet of M.R. Poovamma, Vishal T.K., Vithya Ramraj and Manu T.S. clocked 3:14.46; Vithya's final-leg surge lifted India from third to second. Bahrain won in a Games record 3:12.87 and Vietnam took bronze. India had also won mixed relay silver at Hangzhou 2023.
Key facts
- Seema Kumari
- Women's 10,000 m bronze, 32:50.05 — India's first medal in the event in 16 years
- 10,000 m podium
- Gold Winfred Yavi (Bahrain) 32:39.18; silver Nozomi Tanaka (Japan) 32:41.54
- Mixed 4x400 m relay
- Silver, 3:14.46 — Poovamma, Vishal T.K., Vithya Ramraj, Manu T.S.
- Relay gold
- Bahrain, Games record 3:12.87; bronze Vietnam
- Previous edition
- India also won mixed relay silver at Hangzhou 2023
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Seema Kumari won a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2026 in which event?
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Correct answer: B — Women's 10,000 m
Seema Kumari won women's 10,000 m bronze in 32:50.05.
Which country won the mixed 4x400 m relay gold at the Asian Games 2026 in a Games record, with India second?
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Correct answer: C — Bahrain
Bahrain won in a Games record 3:12.87; India took silver in 3:14.46 and Vietnam bronze.
Seema Kumari's 10,000 m bronze in 2026 ended India's wait of how many years for a medal in the women's 10,000 m at the Asian Games?
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Correct answer: D — 16 years
Her bronze ended a 16-year wait for India in the event.
Consider the following statements about India's mixed 4x400 m relay at the Asian Games 2026: 1. Vithya Ramraj was part of the silver-winning quartet. 2. India won the event in a Games record time. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Statement 1 is correct: Vithya Ramraj ran the final leg. Statement 2 is wrong: India took silver in 3:14.46; Bahrain set the Games record of 3:12.87.