Archive · 24 Sep 2026
India Wins Asian Games Relay Silver, 10,000m Bronze
Indian athletes won two medals at the Asian Games.
The mixed 4x400m relay team won a silver medal.
Poovamma Raju, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj and Manu TS ran for India.
Vithya’s strong final leg helped the team finish second.
Bahrain won the relay race with a record time.
Seema Kumari won bronze in the women’s 10,000m race.
Her medal was India’s first in that event in 16 years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Seema for her hard work and determination.
India won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay with a time of 3:14.46.
Poovamma Raju, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj and Manu TS formed India’s relay quartet.
Bahrain won relay gold in a Games-record time of 3:12.87.
Seema Kumari won the women’s 10,000m bronze in 32:50.05.
Seema’s medal was India’s first in the event in 16 years and only its third ever at the continental Games.
- Who
- India’s mixed 4x400m relay quartet and distance runner Seema Kumari; Bahrain won the relay gold.
- What
- India won a mixed 4x400m relay silver and a women’s 10,000m bronze.
- When
- Thursday, during the Asian Games.
- Where
- The Asian Games in Nagoya; the previous relay medal was won in Hangzhou in 2023.
- Why
- The athletes delivered strong performances, with Vithya Ramraj’s final leg helping secure relay silver and Seema completing a determined 10,000m effort.
- Relay result
- India won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay.
- Relay time
- India finished in 3:14.46.
- Relay team
- Poovamma Raju, Vishal Thennarasu, Vithya Ramraj and Manu TS.
- Relay gold
- Bahrain won in a Games-record 3:12.87.
- 10,000m result
- Seema Kumari won bronze in 32:50.05.
- Historical significance
- The bronze was India’s first medal in the women’s 10,000m at the event in 16 years and its third ever.
- Previous relay medal
- India successfully defended the silver won at the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou.
