Archive · 28 Sep 2026
Gulveer Singh Wins 1500m Silver at Asian Games 2026
Gulveer Singh won a silver medal in the men’s 1500-meter race at the Asian Games 2026.
He finished the race in 3 minutes and 36.72 seconds.
Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa won gold and set a new Asian Games record.
Japan’s Nagiya Mori won the bronze medal.
Gulveer led for much of the race.
Iizawa passed him near the end.
The article also says Gulveer won silver in the 10,000-meter race.
This gave India another strong result in athletics.
Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 1500m final at the Asian Games 2026.
Singh finished in 3:36.72, behind Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa, who won gold in 3:36.35.
Iizawa set a new Asian Games record, while Japan’s Nagiya Mori took bronze in 3:37.92.
Singh led much of the 1500m race before Iizawa overtook him near the finish.
The article also reports Singh won silver in the men’s 10,000m final in 28:29.38.
- Who
- Indian athlete Gulveer Singh, Japan’s Kazuto Iizawa and Nagiya Mori, and Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew.
- What
- Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 1500m final and was also reported to have won silver in the men’s 10,000m final.
- When
- Monday, during the Asian Games 2026.
- Where
- At the Asian Games 2026; the article does not specify the venue.
- Why
- Singh earned the medals by finishing second in the two distance races.
- Athlete
- Gulveer Singh
- 1500m result
- Silver medal in 3:36.72
- 1500m gold medalist
- Kazuto Iizawa of Japan, 3:36.35
- 1500m bronze medalist
- Nagiya Mori of Japan, 3:37.92
- Asian Games record
- Iizawa’s 3:36.35 in the men’s 1500m
- 10,000m result
- Silver medal in 28:29.38
- 10,000m winner
- Birhanu Balew of Bahrain, 28:27.51