Archive · 25 Sep 2026
Seema Ends India’s 16-Year Asian Games 10,000m Wait
Seema Kumari is an Indian runner who competed in the women’s 10,000-meter race.
She finished third and won a bronze medal.
Her time was 32 minutes and 50.05 seconds.
Winfred Yavi of Bahrain won gold, and Nozomi Tanaka of Japan won silver.
Seema’s medal ended India’s 16-year wait for a medal in this event.
It was India’s third-ever Asian Games medal in the women’s 10,000m.
The race took place in Nagoya on Thursday.
Two Indian men, Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh, also reached the 100m semi-finals.
Seema Kumari won bronze in the women’s 10,000m final at the Asian Games.
She finished third in 32:50.05, behind Bahrain’s Winfred Yavi and Japan’s Nozomi Tanaka.
Yavi won gold in 32:39.18, while Tanaka took silver in 32:41.54.
The bronze ended India’s 16-year medal drought and became its third-ever medal in the event.
India’s Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh also advanced to the men’s 100m semi-finals.
- Who
- Indian athlete Seema Kumari, along with gold medalist Winfred Yavi of Bahrain and silver medalist Nozomi Tanaka of Japan.
- What
- Seema Kumari won bronze in the women’s 10,000m final.
- When
- Thursday during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya.
- Why
- Her result ended India’s 16-year wait for a medal in the event and became the country’s third-ever medal in the women’s 10,000m.
- Athlete
- Seema Kumari
- Event
- Women’s 10,000m final
- Result
- Bronze medal
- Time
- 32:50.05
- Gold medalist
- Winfred Yavi of Bahrain, 32:39.18
- Silver medalist
- Nozomi Tanaka of Japan, 32:41.54
- Indian medal history
- Third-ever Asian Games medal in the event; first since 2010
- Related athletics result
- Animesh Kujur and Gurindervir Singh advanced to the men’s 100m semi-finals
