Asian Athletics Championship 2025: India end impressive campaign with 24 Medals

Sachin Yadav Shines in Javelin Throw

Sachin Yadav impressed on his international debut by throwing a personal and season best of 85.16m to win silver in the men's javelin event. He finished behind Pakistan’s Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem, who registered 86.40m.

Yadav narrowly missed the automatic qualification mark (85.50m) for the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo (Sept 13–21), but said it was a valuable learning experience:

“I missed key training due to an ankle and shoulder niggle. I’ll bounce back and aim to qualify for Worlds in my next outing.”

Earlier this year, he had claimed gold at the Uttarakhand National Games with a throw of 84.39m.

Animesh Kujur Sets National Record

In the men's 200m, Animesh Kujur clinched bronze with a time of 20.32 seconds, breaking his own national record of 20.40s. A false start didn’t affect his rhythm as he powered through the curve:

“The start wasn’t ideal, but my curve running helped me earn the medal.”

Indian Women Claim Relay Silver

The women’s 4x100m relay team comprising Srabani Nanda, SS Sneha, Abhinaya Rajarajan, and Nithya Gandhe secured silver with a time of 43.86s. China won gold while Thailand took bronze.

Other Notable Performances

• Parul Chaudhary added a second silver in the women’s 5000m (15:15.33), following her steeplechase medal.
• Pooja won bronze in the women’s 800m (2:01.89) after her earlier silver in the 1500m.
• Vithya Ramraj secured bronze in the 400m hurdles (56.46s).

Day 5 – Final Results

Men’s 200m

• Towa Uzawa (Japan) – 20.12s – Gold
• Abdulaziz Abdu A (Saudi Arabia) – 20.31s – Silver
• Animesh Kujur (India) – 20.32s – Bronze

Men’s 800m

• Ebrahim Alzofairi (Kuwait) – 1:44.59 – Gold
• Ali Amirian (Iran) – 1:44.97 – Silver
• Abubaker H Abdalla (Qatar) – 1:45.20 – Bronze
• Krishan Kumar (India) – 7th – 1:48.72
• Anu Kumar (India) – 8th – 1:58.04

Men’s Javelin Throw

• Arshad Nadeem (Pakistan) – 86.40m – Gold
• Sachin Yadav (India) – 85.16m – Silver
• Yuta Sakiyama (Japan) – 83.75m – Bronze
• Yashvir Singh (India) – 5th – 82.57m

Women’s 200m

• Chen Yujie (China) – 22.97s – Gold
• Veronica Shanti Pereira (Singapore) – 22.98s – Silver
• Li Yuting (China) – 23.23s – Bronze
• Jyothi Yarraji (India) – 5th – 23.47s
• Nithya Gandhe (India) – 7th – 23.90s

Women’s 800m

• Wu Hongjiao (China) – 2:00.08 – Gold
• Rin Kubo (Japan) – 2:00.42 – Silver
• Pooja (India) – 2:01.89 – Bronze
• Twinkle Chaudhary (India) – 4th – 2:03.33

Women’s 5000m

• Norah Jeruto Tanui (Kazakhstan) – 14:58.71 – Gold
• Parul Chaudhary (India) – 15:15.33 – Silver
• Yuma Yamamoto (Japan) – 15:16.86 – Bronze
• Sanjivani Jadhav (India) – 5th – 15:36.40

Women’s 400m Hurdles

• Mo Jiadie (China) – 55.31s – Gold
• Oluwakemi Mujidat Adekoya – 55.32s – Silver
• Vithya Ramraj (India) – 56.46s – Bronze
• Anu R (India) – 7th – 57.46s

Women’s 4x100m Relay

• China – 43.28s – Gold
• India – 43.86s – Silver
• Thailand – 44.26s – Bronze