Asian Games 2026: Gulveer Singh wins silver, becomes first Indian to win two medals in 10,000m
Gulveer Singh improved on his previous bronze, finishing 1.87 seconds behind gold in a 25-lap race.
- On Friday, Indian distance runner Gulveer Singh clinched silver in the men's 10,000m at the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on September 25, 2026, clocking 28:29.38 minutes behind Bahrain's Birhanu Balew.
- Born into a farming family in Sirsa village, Aligarh, Singh joined the Indian Army through the sports quota and rose to become Asia's premier distance runner, training at Colorado Springs in the United States.
- Singh holds Indian national records across the 5,000m, 10,000m, one mile and half-marathon, including becoming the first Indian to run a sub-four-minute mile and the first Asian athlete to break the 13-minute indoor 5,000m barrier .
- The silver adds another major medal to Singh's collection this year after his Commonwealth Games success in Glasgow, marking his second successive Asian Games medal in the 10,000m as India pushed past the 20-medal mark on Day 7.
- Singh's trajectory from bronze at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou to Friday's silver reflects his emergence as Asia's premier distance runner, cementing a legacy that began by ending India's 25-year drought in men's 10,000m medals.
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Asian Games 2026: Gulveer Singh Powers To Podium Finish With Stellar 10,000m Silver At Asian Games
Gulveer Singh clinched a gutsy silver medal in the men's 10,000m final at the Asian Games 2026, clocking 28:29.38 to split Bahrain's duo just 1.87 seconds off gold. The podium finish upgrades his previous continental bronze, capping off a remarkable breakout season that also includes dual medals at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Asian Games: Gulveer Singh wins silver in mens 10,000m, Indias medal tally reaches 22 - The Tribune
India’s long-distance runner Gulveer Singh clinched the silver medal in the men’s 10,000m event at the Asian Games 2026 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on Friday.
Indian sprinter Gulvir Singh upgraded his medal tally at the Asian Games, winning silver in the men's 10,000 meters. He clocked 28:29.38 minutes. Gulvir, who won bronze at the Hangzhou Asian Games, finished second behind Bahrain's Birhanu Balev.
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