India Clinches Gold in Mixed Relay at Asian Athletics Championship; Rupal Chaudhary Shines Bright

India’s position at the 26^th Asian Athletics Championship continues to solidify, as the contingent aims to clinch medals across the varied events being organized in Gumi, South Korea.

Over 60 Indian athletes are competing at the Asian Athletics Championships 2025 this year, from May 27 to 31, aiming to go a notch higher from the previous edition held in Bangkok two years ago. This prestigious track and field event is organized by the Asian Athletics Association, which involves all the countries part of the Asian sub-continent compete against each other in different sporting events and achieve unparalleled recognition at an international level.

The 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships features over 2000 athletes from as many as 43 nations across the globe. Indian athletes are participating in a total of 30 medal events – 15 for men, 14 for women and one mixed team – over the five-day competition being held currently. The current President of the Asian Athletics Council is General Dahlan Al-Hamad of Qatar. A separate independent body for track and field athletics in the Asian continent came into existence in 1973 along with the first-ever Asian Athletics Championship, after several attempts to establish it earlier went futile.

India’s Performance Record

Out of all the medals secured until now, the most notable has been clinching the gold in the 4x400m mixed relay. The Indian side comprising of Rupal Choudhary, Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan, Vishal TK, and Subha Venkatesan, bagged the gold medal after clocking a record timing of 3:18.12 seconds. Indian bunch successfully defended the mixed relay title at the Asian Athletics Championship and proved their mettle as a unit to the entire world.

China and Sri Lanka, who finished second and third respectively behind India in the 4x400m mixed relay final, were eventually disqualified due to technicalities associated with the event rules. Subsequently, Kazakhstan was accorded the silver medal and host country South Korea took the bronze medal away.

So far, Indian athletes have won eight medals – two gold, four silver and two bronze – and are placed third in the medal table. China leads the medal standings as on Day 2 of the Asian Athletics Championships 2025. This has been an outstanding display of performance through the different competitive events, underlying the commitment and prowess of each member of the squad.

• Running the first leg, Santosh handed India the opening lead in the contest. Rupal Choudhary did face stiff competition from China, but maintained her lead, before handing over the baton to Vishal, who extended the lead, allowing Subha to wrap up the mixed relay race in style.
• This was India’s third medal in mixed relay, having previously proudly won the gold in 2023 and silver in 2019.
• Rupal also bagged a silver in the 400m in women’s individual race event, while Pooja finished second in the 1500m race category. The former opened India’s account for the day 2, clocking 52.68 seconds to finish second in the women’s 400m final.
• Fellow Indian Vithya Ramraj was placed fifth with a time of 53.00 seconds. Shortly after, Pooja won the second silver for India, clocking 4:10 sec in the women’s 1500m, just ahead of compatriot Lili Das, who finished fourth with a timing of 4:13 sec.
• With Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra skipping this Asian Championship Gumi meet, India’s young javelin throwers Sachin Yadav and Yashvir Singh will have the opportunity to share the field with reigning Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan in South Korea.
• Both emerging throwers from India will aim for a gold and try to emulate the kind of performance Neeraj Chopra has exhibited at the global stage.
• Yoonus Shah claimed a bronze medal in men’s 1500m race event and took the country’s overall tally to five, including a gold claimed by Gulveer Singh in the 10,000m athletic event.
• In other events, long jumpers Shaili Singh and Ancy Sojan have made it to the final of the women’s long jump event, with the event slated to take place soon.
• India’s best ever showing at the Asian Athletics Championships to date came at the 2017 edition held in Bhubaneswar, which yielded 27 medals – comprising of nine golds, six silver and 12 bronze.

• They matched the same tally to tie with the total count at the 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, and won six gold, 12 silver and nine bronze medals.

Medal Tally (As on 29 May)

With his innovative ideas and a firm commitment to enhance the level of Asian Athletics holistically, President Gen. Dahlan Al-Hamad introduced a variety of new competitions in the championship meets over the years, all under his dynamic leadership. With three more days to go before the championship meet concludes, Indian contingent is definitely hopeful of adding more medals to their harem and put on a show that resembles their previous two meets.

FAQs on Asian Athletics Championships 2025 

1)How many medals did Rupal Chaudhary win at Asian Athletics 2025?

Rupal Chaudhary has clinched two medals – gold in the 4×400 mixed relay and an individual silver in the 400m event.

2) Where is the Asian Athletics Championship 2025 being held?

The 26^th Asian Athletics Championship 2025 is being held from May 27-31, 2025, at Gumi in South Korea.

3) Which country has the highest number of medals at Asian Athletics Event 2025?

China is leading the medal tally with highest number of medals (15 so far) at the Asian Athletics Championship 2025.

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