Seema ends 16-year wait for 10,000-m medal, wins bronze

Madhav Aggarwal
September 24, 2026, 19:05
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Mixed 4×400-m relay quartet adds silver as India’s Asian Games tally rises to 17

Chandigarh, September 24

Seema Kumari won bronze in the women’s 10,000 m at the Asian Games on Thursday, ending India’s 16-year wait for a medal in the event. India’s last women’s 10,000 m medals came at the 2010 Guangzhou Games, where Preeja Sreedharan won gold and Kavita Raut silver.

The mixed 4×400-m relay quartet of Manu TS, MR Poovamma, Jay Kumar and Kiran Pahal added a silver medal, taking India’s overall tally to 17.

Asha Ilango finished fourth in the women’s triple jump with a best effort of 13.89m, while Niharika Vashisht finished fifth with 13.64 m.

In fencing, CA Bhavani Devi defeated Mongolia’s Oulen Tugsjargan in the round of 32 before losing 5-15 to China’s Rao Xueyi in the round of 16. Shreya Gupta received a bye into the round of 16 but lost 6-15 to South Korea’s Jeon Ha-young.

In canoe sprint, Megha Pradeep finished fourth in the women’s canoe single 200 m semifinal and failed to qualify for the final. Soniya Devi and Parvathy Geetha also failed to progress from the women’s kayak double 500-m semifinal.

In rowing, Balraj Panwar finished fourth in the men’s single sculls final, while Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won bronze in the men’s double sculls. Arvind Singh, Kulwinder Singh, Navdeep Singh and Jakar Khan finished fifth in the men’s quadruple sculls.

India defeated Chinese Taipei 37-21 in the men’s kabaddi Group A match to finish on top and advance to the semifinals.

The Indian men’s hockey team registered an 8-2 win over South Korea in its Pool A match, its third consecutive victory.

In boxing, Sakshi Chaudhary lost 3-2 on a split decision to Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova in the women’s 51 kg round of 16. Parveen advanced to the quarterfinals in the women’s 65-kg category after receiving a walkover from Tajikistan’s Malika Nozimova.

India’s September 25 schedule:

4:17 AM – Surfing: Sugar Shanti Gayen – Women’s Shortboard, Round 1, Heat 3
5:03 AM – Surfing: Kamali Prakash – Women’s Shortboard, Round 1, Heat 5
6:00 AM – Equestrian: Hriday Vipul Chheda, Gaurav Pundir, Jai Sud, Shruti Vora – Dressage Individual & Team Qualifier
6:00 AM – Equestrian: India – Dressage Team Final
6:00 AM – Fencing: India vs Hong Kong, China – Men’s Foil Team, Table of 16
6:10 AM – Badminton: India vs Maldives – Mixed Doubles, 1st Round
6:15 AM – Shooting: India – 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Qualification
6:30 AM – Athletics: Pooja, Anamika Kozhinjaparambil – Women’s Heptathlon Long Jump
6:30 AM – Canoe Sprint: India – Men’s Kayak Double 500m Semifinal
6:30 AM – Table Tennis: India vs China – Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal
6:30 AM – Table Tennis: India vs Hong Kong, China – Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal
6:40 AM – Swimming: Danush Suresh – Men’s 50m Breaststroke Heat 3
6:50 AM – Canoe Sprint: India – Women’s Canoe Double 500m Semifinal
6:58 AM – Swimming: Rishabh Das – Men’s 200m Backstroke Heat 1
7:00 AM – Fencing: India vs Uzbekistan – Women’s Epee Team, Table of 16
7:00 AM – Squash: India vs Philippines – Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal
7:06 AM – Swimming: Utkarsh Patil – Men’s 200m Backstroke Heat 3
7:10 AM – Swimming: Dhakshan Shashikumar – Men’s 400m Freestyle Heat 1
7:15 AM – Shooting: Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Niraj Kumar – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men’s Individual Qualification
7:15 AM – Shooting: India – 50m Rifle 3 Positions Men’s Team Final
7:21 AM – Surfing: Kishore Kumar Anbarashu – Men’s Shortboard, Round 1, Heat 3
7:22 AM – Swimming: Aneesh Sunil – Men’s 400m Freestyle Heat 3
7:30 AM – Hockey: India vs Japan – Women’s Pool B
7:30 AM – Table Tennis: India vs Indonesia – Men’s Doubles, Round 2
7:36 AM – Swimming: Sajan Prakash – Men’s 200m Butterfly Heat 3
7:55 AM – Athletics: Pooja, Anamika Kozhinjaparambil – Women’s Heptathlon Javelin Throw
7:55 AM – Esports: India vs South Korea – Pokémon UNITE, Group C
8:10 AM – Canoe Sprint: India – Women’s Kayak Four 500m Final A
8:15 AM – Table Tennis: India vs Japan – Men’s Doubles, Round 2

9:00 AM – Table Tennis: Yashaswini Ghorpade vs Hend Zaza (Syria) – Women’s Singles, Round 2
9:15 AM – Squash: Abhay Singh vs Ryunosuke Tsukue (Japan) – Men’s Singles Quarterfinal
9:16 AM – Surfing: Sivaraj Babu – Men’s Shortboard, Round 1, Heat 8
9:20 AM – Badminton: Unnati Hooda vs Yu Mi Song (North Korea) – Women’s Singles, 1st Round
9:45 AM – Table Tennis: Sreeja Akula vs Pyon Song Gyong (North Korea) – Women’s Singles, Round 2
10:00 AM – Squash: Anahat Singh vs Tanvi Khanna – Women’s Singles Quarterfinal
10:30 AM – Table Tennis: Manav Thakkar vs U Tae Ryong (North Korea) – Men’s Singles, Round 2
10:45 AM – Squash: Veer Manish Chotrani vs Muhammad Ashab Irfan (Pakistan) – Men’s Singles Quarterfinal
11:15 AM – Table Tennis: Manush Shah vs Benyamin Faraji (Iran) – Men’s Singles, Round 2
12:00 PM – Table Tennis: India vs China – Women’s Doubles, Round 3

12:10 PM – Artistic Gymnastics: Pranati Nayak – Women’s Balance Beam Final
12:30 PM – Badminton: India vs Thailand – Men’s Doubles, 1st Round
12:45 PM – Table Tennis: India vs China – Women’s Doubles, Round 3
1:30 PM – Weightlifting: Seram Nirupama Devi – Women’s 61kg Group A
1:50 PM – Badminton: India vs Hong Kong, China – Women’s Doubles, 1st Round
1:50 PM – Badminton: India vs Indonesia – Women’s Doubles, 1st Round
2:00 PM – Artistic Gymnastics: Pranati Nayak – Women’s Floor Exercise Final
3:35 PM – Athletics: Manpreet Kaur, Krishna Jayasankar Menon – Women’s Shot Put Final
4:33 PM – Athletics: Sindhushree Ganesha, Baranica Elangovan – Women’s Pole Vault Final
5:02 PM – Athletics: Gulveer Singh – Men’s 10,000m Final
5:10 PM – Athletics: Damneet Singh, Praveen Kumar – Men’s Hammer Throw Final
5:10 PM – Badminton: India vs Indonesia – Men’s Doubles, 1st Round
5:53 PM – Athletics: Kiran – Women’s 400m Round 1, Heat 2
6:01 PM – Athletics: Prachi – Women’s 400m Round 1, Heat 3
6:21 PM – Athletics: Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi – Men’s 400m Round 1, Heat 2