Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:07pm on 27 Sep 2026,Sunday Sports
India added two athletics medals at the 2026 Asian Games on September 27. Ancy Sojan won silver in the women’s long jump, while Tejaswin Shankar secured bronze in the men’s decathlon with 7,934 points. Sojan finished second after a closely contested final, while Shankar sealed his podium finish after completing all 10 decathlon events. In the men’s 800m, Mohammed Afsal advanced to the final, giving India another medal opportunity in athletics. The performances strengthened India’s athletics campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with several Indian athletes competing across track and field events. (PC: ANI)
