Archive · 26 Sep 2026
Gulveer Singh Upgrades Asian Games 10,000m Bronze To Silver
Gulveer Singh is a long-distance runner from India.
He raced in the men’s 10,000-meter event at the 2026 Asian Games.
He finished second and won a silver medal.
Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew finished first and won gold.
Another Bahrain runner, Albert Kipto, finished third.
Singh had won bronze in this event at the previous Asian Games in Hangzhou.
He also won silver and bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games earlier in the year.
Singh has won other major races and holds several Indian records.
These results show that he is one of India’s leading distance runners.
India’s Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 10,000m at the 2026 Asian Games in 28:29.38.
Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew won gold in 28:27.51, finishing ahead of Singh.
Bahrain’s Albert Kipto took bronze; reports list his time as either 28:34.18 or 28:34.38, and one report spells his surname “Kiptoo.”
Singh improved on the bronze medal he won in the same event at the previous Asian Games in Hangzhou.
The result followed Singh’s Commonwealth Games silver in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m earlier in the year.
- Who
- Indian runner Gulveer Singh, Bahrain’s Birhanu Balew and Bahrain’s Albert Kipto.
- What
- Gulveer Singh won silver in the men’s 10,000m race, finishing behind Balew.
- When
- At the 2026 Asian Games; the articles also mention his Commonwealth Games results earlier in the year.
- Where
- The event was reported in Nagoya, Japan; Singh’s previous Asian Games bronze came in Hangzhou.
- Why
- Singh finished second with a time of 28:29.38, improving on his previous bronze medal.
- Event
- Men’s 10,000m at the 2026 Asian Games
- Gold medalist
- Birhanu Balew of Bahrain — 28:27.51
- Silver medalist
- Gulveer Singh of India — 28:29.38
- Bronze medalist
- Albert Kipto of Bahrain; reports give 28:34.18 or 28:34.38, with one report using “Albert Kiptoo”
- Previous Asian Games result
- Singh won bronze in the 10,000m at the Hangzhou edition
- Commonwealth Games results
- Silver in the 10,000m and bronze in the 5,000m at Glasgow
- Reported records
- Singh holds Indian records in the 5,000m, 10,000m, mile and half marathon
Sources
Gulveer Singh upgrades Asian Games bronze to silver in 10,000m
Gulveer Singh Clinches Silver In 10,000m At Asian Games 2026
Gulveer storms to 10K silver after 2023 bronze
India's Gulveer Singh Upgrades Asian Games Medal To Silver In 10,000m
Indian Runner Gulveer Singh Clinches Silver In 10,000m At Asian Games
