India secured a bronze medal in athletics at the Asian Games 2026, with Prachi finishing third in the women’s 400m final. She clocked a time of 53.21 seconds. Bahrain’s Salma Naser set a Games Record with her gold medal performance of 49.20 seconds, while Iran’s Zahra Zarei Manoujan took the silver in 52.38 seconds. India’s Kiran finished in fifth place with a time of 53.41 seconds.
In the men’s 400m final, India’s Vishal TK also placed fifth, recording a time of 45.48 seconds. The gold medal was won by Thailand’s Joshua Atkinson, who finished in 44.90 seconds.
Meanwhile, India missed out on a medal in the women’s 1500m final, with Parul Chaudhary and Pooja finishing fourth and sixth, respectively. India’s Praveen Chithravel, meanwhile, finished without a valid mark (NM). (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Parul clocked a personal best of 4:09.46 to finish fourth, while Pooja crossed the finish line in 4:16.78. Bahrain’s Nelly Korir clinched the women’s 1500m gold with a Games Record time of 4:04.50. While, India’s Karthik Unnikrishnan finished sixth in the men’s triple jump final with a best effort of 16.02m. China’s Wen Su clinched the gold medal with a Games Record jump of 17.42m, while Japan’s Manato Miyao took silver with 16.77m and China’s Ma Yinglong secured bronze with 16.75m.
