Asian Athletics C'ships 2025, Day 4 Highlights: Gulveer, Pooja, Nandini Win Gold; Pooja Bags Silver With NR

Good morning and a warm welcome to everyone joining us. Indian athletes are delivering the goods at the Asian Championships so far and with more of the same expected today, we will bring to you live updates from action as it unfolds in Gumi, South Korea.

Men’s 20km race walk - Servin Sebastian (Bronze)

Men’s 10,000m - Gulveer Singh (Gold)

Women’s 400m - Rupal Chaudhary (Silver)

Men’s 1500m - Yoonus Shah (Bronze)

Women’s 1500m - Pooja (Silver)

Decathlon - Tejaswin Shankar (Silver)

Men’s Triple Jump - Praveen Chithravel (Silver)

Mixed 4x400m relay - Gold

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase - Avinash Sable (Gold)

Women’s 100m hurdles - Jyothi Yarraji (Gold)

Women’s 4x400m Relay - Gold

Men’s 4x400m Relay - Silver

Women’s Long Jump - Ancy Sojan (Silver)

Women’s Long Jump - Shaili Singh (Bronze)

Early Action:

• 6:30 AM — Nandini Agasara kicks off the day with Heptathlon Long Jump

• 6:45 AM — Yash Vir Singh battles it out in Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group A

• 7:00 AM — Animesh Kujur sprints in Men’s 200m Heats

• 7:45 AM — Women’s 200m Heats heat up with Nithya Gandhe and Jyothi Yarraji

• 8:00 AM — Sachin Yadav takes on Men’s Javelin Throw Qualification Group B

Morning Relay:

• 9:15 AM — India’s Men’s 4x100m Relay squad, including Pranav Pramod and Animesh Kujur, aims to blaze through the heats

Afternoon Battles:

• 1:30 PM — Nandini Agasara returns for Heptathlon Javelin Throw

• 1:45 PM — Women’s 400m Hurdles heats feature Vithya Ramraj and Anu Raghavan

• 2:00 PM — Pooja competes in Women’s High Jump Final

• 2:30 PM — Women’s 800m Heats see Twinkle Chaudhary and Pooja in action

• 2:50 PM — Men’s 800m Heats with Anu Kumar and Krishan Kumar

Finals and Semis:

• 3:10 PM — Men’s 5000m Final with Gulveer Singh and Abhishek Pal

• 3:30 PM — Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final featuring Parul Chaudhary and Ankita

• 3:55 PM — Animesh Kujur in Men’s 200m Semifinals (if qualified)

• 4:10 PM — Nandini Agasara wraps up Heptathlon with the 800m

Arshad Nadeem made a commanding return to competition, qualifying for the men’s javelin final at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 with a huge throw of 86.34m on his very first attempt.

This marks the Olympic champion’s season opener and his first outing since clinching gold at the Paris Olympics with a record-breaking effort of 92.97m. Nadeem, showing no signs of rust, wasted no time in stamping his authority on the field.

India are set to double their sprint power in the women’s 200m final at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025. Jyothi Yarraji cruised through with a slick 23.74s, finishing second in her heat and grabbing a direct ticket to the final with the fifth-best time overall.

Right on her heels, Nithya Gandhe clocked 23.77s to finish third in her heat, sneaking into the final as one of the fastest losers. Two Indians in the mix, the final’s about to get seriously quick.

Sachin Yadav and Yash Vir Singh have both secured their places in the men’s javelin final at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025. Yadav delivered a strong throw of 79.62m, while Yash Vir followed with a solid 76.67m, ensuring their qualification for the final.

The men’s javelin final is set to take place on May 31, the last day of the championships, at 1:40 pm IST.

India’s medal hopes in the men’s 4x100m relay at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 ended in heartbreak after a baton exchange error led to disqualification. With a season-best timing of 38.69 seconds, the fourth fastest in Asia, the team had entered as strong contenders.

But the baton handover faltered, with Pranav and Ragul stepping in for Gurindervir and Animesh. The stadium watched in disbelief as the error unfolded, echoing the pain of a similar setback in 2017.

The official reason for India’s men’s 4x100m relay disqualification at the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, was a baton exchange outside the takeover zone.

The team of Manikanta Hoblidar, Amlan Borgohain, Rahul Kumar, and Pranav Gurav finished second in the heats, but their result was overturned. India ran without regular members Gurindervir Singh and Animesh Kujur, who were replaced by Pranav and Rahul.

India's Nandini Agasara is setting the pace in the heptathlon, sitting comfortably at the top with 4500 points. She's opened up a sizeable lead over China's Liu Jingyi, who’s in second with 4210, and Chinese Taipei’s Cai Juan Chen with 4193.

Kazakhstan’s Alina Chistyakova (3961), Korea’s Iseul Han (3916), and Uzbekistan’s Ugiloy Norboeva (3841) are chasing the pack, while Pei Hsuan Lin of Chinese Taipei rounds out the current top seven at 3570.

Agasara's consistency across events is proving too strong so far, but with more to come, the chase isn’t over yet.

1:30 PM – Heptathlon (Javelin Throw): Nandini Agasara
1:45 PM – Women’s 400m Hurdles Heats: Vithya Ramraj, Anu Raghavan
2:00 PM – Women’s High Jump Final: Pooja
2:30 PM – Women’s 800m Heats: Twinkle Chaudhary, Pooja
2:50 PM – Men’s 800m Heats: Anu Kumar, Krishan Kumar
3:10 PM – Men’s 5000m Final: Gulveer Singh, Abhishek Pal
3:30 PM – Women’s 3000m Steeplechase Final: Parul Chaudhary, Ankita
3:55 PM – Men’s 200m Semifinals: Animesh Kujur (subject to qualification)
4:10 PM – Heptathlon (800m): Nandini Agasara

The live streaming of the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 is available on the STN SPORTS YouTube channel in India. There will be no live telecast of the event on any TV channel in India.

India will have two athletes in the women’s 400m hurdles final as Vithya Ramraj and Anu Raghavan cruised through their heats with composed, confident runs. The final, scheduled for 2:20 PM IST on Saturday, offers a shot at history.

It’s been a long wait, 36 years since PT Usha claimed India’s last gold in the event back in 1989. Now, with both Vithya and Anu in the mix, the country dares to dream again.

Men’s 5000m final coming up shortly, with two Indian athletes, Gulveer Singh and Abhishek Pal, set to take the track. Both will be aiming to make their mark in this high-stakes race and push for a podium finish.

Gulveer Singh stormed to gold in the men’s 5000m final, completing a superb distance double with a Championship Record time of 13:24.77, breaking the 2015 mark of 13:34.47. Hanging back early, he surged through the field and kicked hard on the final lap to seal the win.

Parul Chaudhary clinched the silver medal in the women’s 3000m steeplechase. The defending champion from the 2023 edition in Bangkok, Parul clocked a personal best and national record time of 9:12.46, surpassing her own previous mark of 9:13.39 set at the 2025 Doha Diamond League. Kazakhstan’s Norah Jeruto Tanui took gold with 9:10.46, while compatriot Daisy Jepkemei secured bronze in 9:27.51.

Indian athlete Pooja won the gold medal in the women’s high jump at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Gumi, South Korea, on Friday. She became only the second Indian woman to achieve this feat after Bobby Aloysius. Pooja was the only competitor to clear 1.89m in the final, securing a historic victory for India.

India’s Nandini Agasara clinched a sensational gold in the heptathlon at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, on Friday. Trailing China’s Liu Jingyi by 54 points before the final event, Agasara clocked 2:15.54 in the 800m to leap ahead and secure victory with a total of 885 points. With this feat, she becomes only the third Indian woman to win heptathlon gold at the Asian Championships, joining the ranks of Swapna Barman (2017) and Soma Biswas (2005).

India continued their strong performance at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 in Gumi, Korea, holding on to second place in the medals tally at the end of day four. With a total of eight gold medals, Indian athletes have maintained consistent form across track and field events, staying behind only hosts South Korea in the standings.

Day 5 Schedule

1:40PM - Men’s Javelin Throw Final - Sachin Yadav, Yash Vir Singh 

2PM - Men’s 200m Final - Animesh Kujur 

2:10PM - Women’s 200m Final - Nithya Gandhe, Jyoti Yarraji

2:20PM - Women’s 400m Hurdles Final - Vithya Ramraj, Anu R 

2:40PM - Women’s 5000m Final - Sanjivani Baburao, Parul Chaudhary

3:20PM - Women’s 800m Final - Twinkle Chaudhary, Pooja 

3:40PM - Men’s 800m Final - Anu Kumar, Krishan Kumar 

3:55PM - Women’s 4x100m Relay Final - India (Nithya Gandhe, Abinaya Rajarajan, Srabani Nanda, Daneshwari AT, V Sudheeksha)

India maintained its second place in the medals tally after the fourth day of the Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, Korea, with a strong showing on Friday. The country secured three gold medals through Gulveer Singh in the men’s 5000m, Pooja in the women’s high jump, and Nandini Agasara in the heptathlon. Parul Chaudhary added a silver medal with a National Record-breaking performance in the women’s 3000m steeplechase. China continues to lead the table with 26 medals, including 15 golds, followed by India and Japan. The Championships conclude on May 31.