Three athletes won a silver and two bronzes in track and field events on Monday. So far, Uttar Pradesh’s medal tally stands at one gold, three silver and three bronzes by the Day 9 of the Games. The last week of the ninth month began with a rush of medals for Uttar Pradesh athletes at the 20th Asian Games in the Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan.
The race was described as tactical, with Gulveer praised for his positioning and strong finish in a championship-style final rather than a pure time-trial. “This is a very important medal in my career. I have no problem running in many events and want to win medals in them.
Only on Friday, Gulveer upgraded his Hangzhou 2023 bronze to silver in the men’s 10,000m, finishing in 28:29.38. He held off Bahrain’s Albert Kiptoo (bronze, 28:34.38) but was narrowly beaten by Birhanu Balew, who won gold in 28:27.51.
I could not maintain my final kick speed till the end as I am normally a long distance runner, running mainly 5000m and 1000m,” Gulveer said after the event. “I was expecting a podium finish at the Asian Games as I was determined for this,” Yadav said after collecting his bronze medal on Monday. For Parul too, it was her second second medal of the Games, following her bronze in the women’s 3000m steeplechase on Sunday.
Meerut’s Jai Kumar was part of silver-winning Indian side in the 4x400m mixed relay, whereas veteran shooter from Khurja, Mairaj Ahmad Khan finished with a bronze medal in men’s skeet team event.
